马来西亚巴生谷地区与公众对脊椎按摩疗法认知相关的人口统计学因素：一项横断面研究。
Demographic Factors Associated With Public Awareness of Chiropractic in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A Cross-sectional Study.
作者信息
Wong Yi Kai, Tan Kok Leong, Haneline Michael Thomas
机构信息
Chiropractic Department, Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Community Medicine Department, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
出版信息
J Chiropr Med. 2022 Sep;21(3):187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2022.02.020. Epub 2022 Jul 16.
OBJECTIVE
The purposes of this study were to determine the public awareness of chiropractic in Klang Valley and to identify sociodemographic factors associated with this awareness.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study with a total of 440 respondents was conducted in medical, chiropractic, pharmacy, and dental health care facilities in Klang Valley. A self-administrated questionnaire was enclosed in an envelope and handed to the participants by the health care facilities' staff. Tables and figures were used to present the descriptive data. Data collected were also analyzed using inferential statistics such as binary logistic regression, odds ratio, and 95% confidence interval. The variables in this study were age, ethnicity, sex, education level, marital status, nationality, employment status, and health status along with awareness of chiropractic.
RESULTS
The respondents' ages ranged from 18 to 81 years, and the mean age was 33.1 years. The majority of respondents were single (52.1%), and 43.1% of respondents were married. Most of the respondents were employed (64.4%), followed by students (14.8%). Among the respondents, 40.2% perceived to have a good health status. Good awareness of chiropractic was 50.2%, whereas the poor awareness of chiropractic was 49.8%. Two sociodemographic factors that were statistically significantly associated with the awareness of chiropractic were ethnicity and employment status, with a value of <.001 and .006, respectively.
CONCLUSION
The level of public awareness of chiropractic was 50.2%, with ethnicity and employment status as statistically significant associated factors.
目的
本研究旨在确定巴生谷地区公众对整脊疗法的认知程度，并识别与这种认知相关的社会人口统计学因素。
方法
在巴生谷地区的医疗、整脊、药房和牙科保健机构对总共440名受访者进行了一项横断面研究。一份自填式问卷装在信封里，由保健机构的工作人员交给参与者。使用表格和图表展示描述性数据。收集到的数据还使用了二元逻辑回归、优势比和95%置信区间等推断统计方法进行分析。本研究中的变量包括年龄、种族、性别、教育水平、婚姻状况、国籍、就业状况、健康状况以及对整脊疗法的认知。
结果
受访者年龄在18岁至81岁之间，平均年龄为33.1岁。大多数受访者为单身（52.1%），43.1%的受访者已婚。大多数受访者有工作（64.4%），其次是学生（14.8%）。在受访者中，40.2%认为自己健康状况良好。对整脊疗法的良好认知率为50.2%，而对整脊疗法的认知较差率为49.8%。与整脊疗法认知在统计学上显著相关的两个社会人口统计学因素是种族和就业状况，p值分别为<.001和.006。
结论
公众对整脊疗法的认知水平为50.2%，种族和就业状况是统计学上显著的相关因素。
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