چکیده:
Objectives:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of flat foot in a population of 7-12 year old students and to investigate the relationship between flat foot and age and sex. Method:In this cross-sectional study, a total of 945 students (460 girls and 485 boys) were examined. The presence of flatfoot and the degree of its severity according to Tachdjian's system of grading for flatfoot was assessed. Results:The data showed that the overall prevalence of flat foot was 74% out of which 23% were mild, 34% were moderate and 17% were severe. The prevalence of flat foot in girl and boy students were 75.2% and 72.6% respectively, but this difference was not significant. Moreover, no significant relationship was observed between the prevalence of flat foot and age. Discussion:This study showed that flat foot is a common problem among primary school students and should be addressed by responsible organizations.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 11, No. 18, October 2013 Original Article Prevalence of Flat Foot: Comparison between Male and Female Primary School Students Reihaneh Askary kachoosangy; Faranak Aliabadi1 Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mostafa Ghorbani Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of flat foot in a population of 7-12 year old students and to investigate the relationship between flat foot and age and sex.
So the purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of flat foot in primary school students in Tehran and to investigate the relationship between flat foot and age and sex.
Nine hundred forty-five children (460 girls and 485 boys) aged 7-12 from primary schools in different districts of Tehran were studied.
F No (%) Male 133(14) 122(12) 186(20) 44(5) Female 114(12) 106(11) 131(14) 109(12) But there was no significant difference between prevalence of flat foot and age and sex Table (4).
Many studies have been carried out to determine the prevalence of flat foot in different age groups and genders in different cities of Iran and other parts of the world.
When compared with the results of the aforementioned studies, the current study’s result show a high percentage prevalence of flat foot among school-aged students in Tehran.
These results show that the prevalence of flat foot among primary school students in Tehran is higher than others in Iran.