Ione Aquemi Guibu, José Cássio de Moraes, Augusto Afonso Guerra, Ediná Alves Costa, Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Karen Sarmento Costa, Margô Gomes de Oliveira Karnikowski, Orlando Mario Soeiro, Silvana Nair Leite, Juliana Álvares
Main characteristics of patients of primary health care services in Brazil
Revista de saude publica
scoliosis abnormal sidetoside spinal curve greater equal 100 cobb angle common spinal deformity children adolescents epidemiological evidence scoliosis scarce africa including ethiopia study aimed determining prevalence scoliosis among adolescents analysing association age sex using plain chest radiographs obtained nonspinal reasons tikur anbessa specialized hospital nontilted nonrotated nonpoorly penetrated digital plain chest radiographs adolescents aged 10 19 years obtained tikur anbessa specialized hospital january 1 december 31 2019 measured coronal cobb angle data cleaned coded entered spss version 26 analysis chisquare linear regression logistic regression analyses also carried evaluate effect sex age scoliosis cobb angles 1369 posteroanterior chest radiographs adolescents measured thirty 22 95 ci 14 30 found scoliosis mean coronal cobb angle 22706320 statistically significant difference prevalence scoliosis boys 221 girls 217 x20003 p0954 likewise age show statistically significant difference prevalence scoliosis x22655 p0265 study revealed incidental finding adolescent scoliosis plain chest radiographs common study using whole spine radiography carried determine true general population prevalence scoliosis ethiopia