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Table 4 Summary of responses regarding knowledge of treatment for clubfoota

From: Assessing public awareness of clubfoot and knowledge about the importance of early childhood treatment: a cross-sectional survey

Questions and Responses

Awareness of Clubfoot

P-value

No

Yes

To the best of your knowledge, what is the first line treatment of clubfoot?

 Cast

82 (15.8%)

65 (28.8%)

< 0.001

 Physiotherapy

278 (53.5%)

110 (48.7%)

 Surgery

160 (30.8%)

51 (22.6%)

To the best of your knowledge, when should clubfoot treatment be initiated?

 Do not know

7 (1.3%)

2 (0.9%)

0.001

 Birth to the first 6 months

183 (35.7%)

95 (42.4%)

 First 6–12 months

156 (30.0%)

86 (37.1%)

 1–4 years

174 (33.4%)

43 (19.0%)

  1. a Data are presented as frequency and percent unless otherwise specified