Keywords
Adolescents
Scoliosis
Epidemiology
Nanning City
Submitted : 2026-03-09
Accepted : 2026-03-24
Published : 2026-04-08
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of scoliosis among primary and secondary school students in Liangqing District, Nanning City, and provide data support and prevention strategies for offline screening of scoliosis in children and adolescents in Nanning City. Methods: A total of 2,421 students from 6 primary and secondary schools in Liangqing District, Nanning City were randomly selected for scoliosis screening and questionnaire survey. Results: A total of 2,421 students were screened, including 1,294 males and 1,127 females. The positive detection rate of scoliosis was 18.4%. The detection rates of scoliosis in male and female students were 19.1% and 17.6% respectively, with no statistically significant difference. The positive rates of scoliosis in children and adolescents of different school levels were: general high school > junior high school > primary school, with statistically significant differences. Among different school levels, the positive detection rates of scoliosis in male and female students: the detection rate of female students in junior high school was the highest at 25.1%, while the detection rate of male students in general high school was the highest at 26.3%, with statistically significant differences. Conclusion: The positive rate of scoliosis among children and adolescents in this area is relatively high. Educational institutions should strengthen the publicity and education of spinal health knowledge.
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