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Table 4 Opinions of parents on how to reduce health problems due to schoolbags

From: Assessment of perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of parents regarding children’s schoolbags and related musculoskeletal health

Opinions

Fathers

Mothers

p value

Redesigning the schoolbag

116 (40.8%)

117 (35.2%)

0.153

Redesigning the curriculum

180 (63.4%)

212 (63.9%)

0.903

Reducing amount of home work

64 (22.5%)

121 (36.4%)

0.0001

Employing a worker to carry student’s bags

16 (5.6%)

22 (6.6%)

0.610

Moving toward E-learning.

199 (70.1%)

206 (62%)

0.036