Associação entre uso de mochilas escolares e escoliose em adolescentes de escolas públicas e privadas

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examined the use of backpacks and weight and its relation to the presence or absence of scoliosis in students from public and private schools at the age of 12 years in the city of Quixadá-Ceará.We analyzed 228 school children, who underwent a physical therapy evaluation, using the simetograph for qualitative analysis in the standing posture, observing the profiles, lateral and posterior. For identification of primary scoliosis the Adam's test and a escoliometer were used. The tests used to verify associations between variables were: Chi-square and Cramer's V. Comparing students of both genders, it was observed that there was no statistical significance between sex and scoliosis, although more cases have been found in absolute numbers, this change in girls. A significant association between public school students and weight of school materials, although the mode of use of the backpack appears to be more relevant than the same weight in the population studied. Keywords: scoliosis, adolescents, health education.