ABSTRACT
Objective@#To monitor the incidence of spinal curvature abnormalities among primary and secondary school students in Tibet, and to analyze the factors influencing spinal curvature abnormalities among primary and secondary school students in Tibet.@*Methods@#This study was based on the surveillance and intervention of common diseases among students in Tibet in 2019, involving Lhasa, Shigatse, Nagqu, Chamdo, Shannan and Ali regions, using stratified random sampling, with one urban area and one county selected in each prefecture-level city, and a total of 19 023 primary and secondary school students were monitored. The spinal curvature of primary and secondary school students was statistically analyzed, and the influencing factors were analyzed by dichotomous Logistic regression.@*Results@#The number of detected spinal curvature abnormalities in primary and secondary school students was 223, with a detection rate of 1.17%. From the results of the χ 2 test, the differences in detection rates among students of different districts and gender varied significant ( χ 2=18.01, 8.07, both P <0.01). Multivariable Logistic regression showed that monitoring site, school section, gender, height, desk and chair allocation compliance rate, and average illumination of blackboard surface were associated with spinal curvature abnormalities in primary and secondary school students ( OR =5.44, 2.17, 2.46, 1.62, 1.02, 0.11, 1.00, all P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#Multiple measures should be taken to reduce the occurrence of spinal curvature abnormalities in primary and secondary school students, starting from the influencing factors.