We mentioned previously that the number of students participating in the study (300 males and female) in the Faculty of Medicine at the Syrian Private University. The average age of the participants was (22.34 years), with a standard deviation of (2.84 years), and the ages were distributed between (23 and 35 years).
The percentage of males interested in the study and questionnaire was (55%), while the percentage of females interested in the study and questionnaire was (45%), and most of the students were from the sixth and fifth years of study (24.7%, 31.75, respectively).
The percentage of those who had heard about short stature was (98%), and the largest source of knowledge was university lectures (46.6%). This is considered a small percentage. The university curriculum must be developed to keep pace with development. When asked whether the height and weight of the participants were examined when they were young, it was found that (51.4%) of the participants took this procedure. This means that the parents are aware of the fact that the problem can be detected early, but the percentage is somewhat small.
When the participants were asked when parents should know that their children have short stature, most of the answers were (63.4%) when comparing them to their peers. Comparing children with their peers, children of friends and neighbors, is considered important to know and take a picture of the children that they have short stature and it is necessary then. He must be presented to a specialist doctor to complete diagnostic procedures [3].
When asked about how to measure the final height of a male child, the students’ knowledge was very little, as only a percentage of those who knew the answer constituted (26.7% of the participants). When asked about how to measure the final height of a female child, the students’ knowledge was very little, as it constituted only a percentage of those who knew the answer (20.3% of participants).
When studying the relationship between knowledge of symptoms and signs and year of study, it was revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship between year of study and knowledge that delayed teeth eruption is a symptom of short stature. The highest percentage of correct answers was for fifth and sixth year students, where their percentage of knowledge constituted (5.7% and 12.3%, respectively).), statistical significance = 0.023.
We found that there is a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and the fact that profuse sweating is not a symptom of short stature, and the highest percentage of correct answers was for students in the fifth and sixth years, which represented the percentage of their knowledge (21% and 26.6%, respectively).
We found that there is a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and knowledge that the presence of proportional dimensions between the torso and limbs is a symptom of short stature, and the highest percentage of correct answers was for students in the fifth and sixth years, where their knowledge percentage constituted (9.3%, 12.7%, respectively). Statistical significance = 0. 014..
We found that there is a statistically significant relationship between year of study and knowledge that weak bone structure is a symptom of short stature, and the highest percentage of correct answers was for students in the fifth and sixth years, where their percentage of knowledge was (22.3%, 26.3%, respectively), statistical significance = 0.021.
When studying the relationship between students’ knowledge of the factors associated with short stature and the academic year, we found that there is a statistically significant relationship between knowledge of the factors associated with short stature and the academic year, where the statistical significance is less than 0.05. The highest percentages of knowledge were for students in the fifth and sixth years.
When studying the relationship between knowledge of diagnostic methods related to short stature and the academic year, it was found that there is an important relationship between the students’ knowledge by comparing it to the diagnostic methods and the academic year, where statistical significance = 0.038, and the highest percentage was for the fourth and sixth year students, as their percentage of knowledge constituted (23%), 30.7%, respectively).
We found a statistically significant relationship between measuring the hormone insulin, which is not a method of diagnosing short stature, and the year of study. Statistical significance = 0.045. The percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, as their percentage of knowledge constituted (14.7% and 16.4%, respectively).
It was found that there was a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and computed tomography (CT) is not a diagnostic method for short stature. Statistical significance = 0.013. The percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly constituted (15.3% and 19.7%, respectively).
It was found that there was an important relationship between a simple x-ray of the hand used to diagnose short stature and the year of study, statistical significance = 0.000, and the percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly constituted (14.7%, 29%, respectively).
When studying the relationship between knowledge of treatment methods related to short stature and year of study, we found:
There is an important relationship between the year of study and knowledge of the existence of growth hormone treatment in the form of daily subcutaneous injections, statistical significance = 0.007, and the percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (19.3%, 26.7%, respectively).
It was found that there was a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and the fact that one of the ways to treat short stature is to treat the disease causing it. Statistical significance = 0.000. The percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (21.3%, 29%, respectively).
We found that there is a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and the fact that giving the hormone glucagon is not a method of treating short stature, statistical significance = 0.011, and the percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (19%, 25%, respectively).
We found a statistically significant relationship between academic year and the fact that vitamin-fortified nutrition is a treatment method for short stature, statistical significance = 0.041, and the percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (14%, 20%, respectively).
We found that there is an important relationship between the academic year and the fact that surgical treatment is a method of treating short stature, with statistical significance = 0.044. The percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (22.7%, 27.3%, respectively).
There was a statistically significant relationship between the year of study and leaving the child without treatment is not a method of treating short stature. Statistical significance = 0.263. The percentage of correct answers was higher among fourth and sixth year students, and the percentage of those who answered the question correctly was (22.3%, 27.7%, respectively).