Needs and Problems of Students with Disabilities Enrolled in Inclusive Governmental Schools | ||||
| Trends in Nursing and Health Care Journal | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 8, Issue 2, August 2024, Page 63-71 PDF (1.33 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tnhcj.2024.286519.1056 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hanaa Kassem Farg1; Nada Alaa Kamal  2; Mohamed Saad Abo-Elsoud3; Samar Mohammed Alngery 1
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| 1Family and Community health nursing , faculty of nursing , Suez canal university | ||||
| 2Family and community health nursing, faculty of nursing , Suez canal university | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Students with disabilities have numerous daily living, health care, psychological, social, educational, and environmental problems and unmet needs. Aim of the study: Assess needs and problems of students with disabilities enrolled in inclusive governmental school in Ismailia city. Design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The present study was conducted in nine inclusive governmental schools in Ismailia city. Sample: A purposive sample of 163 students with disabilities and their parents. Tools of data collection: Two tools named tool I structured interview questionnaire about personal characteristics of disabled students and their parents, disability profile, needs and problems of disabled students, tool II school physical environment observational checklist. Results: Showed that 93.9% of the studied students their needs were unmet while more than half 59.5% of the studied students had many problems and the majority 89% of the observed schools had fair environmental condition for inclusion of disabled students. Conclusion: Students with disabilities in inclusive governmental schools encountered a varied range of problems and had several unmet needs. Also, there was statistically significant difference between studied student’s educational level and their needs and problems. Recommendations: Educational program in schools for students with disabilities about healthy lifestyle, hygienic practices, dental care, and routine physical checkup. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Disability; Enrollment; Inclusive schools; Needs; Problems | ||||
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