Prevalence of Kyphosis in Madhya Pradesh: A Study Seeking the Interaction Effect of Region and Gender on Degree of Kyphosis in Madhya Pradesh | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The purpose of the study was to find out that whether the degree of kyphosis is equal in all the selected regions of Madhya Pradesh irrespective of the different gender. The next purpose of the study was to find out the interaction effect of region and gender among the school children of Madhya Pradesh. Another purpose of the research was to study the association of gender with the status of kyphosis. A total of 500 school children in the age range of 10-15 were selected from the four districts (Bhind, Bhopal, Morar and Shivpuri) of Madhya Pradesh. Kyphosis was measured by measuring the angles of thoracic curve with the help of a flexicurve ruler. Anyone who was having 45 or more than 45 degree was kept into the category of kyphotic. The data was analyzed by employing descriptive statistics, chi square test and 2×4 way factorial Anova. The level of significance was set at .05. Results of the study revealed that 58 percent of school children were suffering from kyphosis. It was found that Shivpuri region has the highest percentage of kyphosis followed by Morar. 2×4 way factorial Anova gives a significant p-values for gender, region and the interaction (Gender × Region) effect. Hence, it may be concluded that there is a significant mean difference of degree of kyphosis among the different regions as well as in different genders. It may also be concluded that the interaction of gender and region has significant on the degree of kyphosis. Further, results also revealed significant association between the status of kyphosis and the gender, as the calculated chi square (X2) is 10.547 is higher than the tabulated value of chi square (X20.05 (1) = 3.841). Thus, it may be concluded that there was a significant association between the genders and the kyphosis among the school children of Madhya Pradesh.