Evaluation of Personal Hygiene Among Students with Visual Impairment at Al-Nour School for Blind: Ismailia City | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 129, Volume 86, September, September 2018, Pages 3187-3196 PDF (866.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.60286 | ||
| Authors | ||
| AMANY A. ALI FARES, M.Sc.; MONA S. SHENOUDA, D.N.Sc.; MERVAT E.E. EL-SHELIL, D.N.Sc. | ||
| The Departments of Community Health Nursing*, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University and Family & Community Health Nursing**, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Vision impairment and blindness are signif-icant community problem. It has lifelong implication for both the children and their families which affect their self-care skills. Aim of Study: Evaluation of personal hygiene among Students with visual impairment at El-Nour School for Blind: Ismailia City. Sample: 86 students, 60 of family caregivers. Subjects and Methods: Descriptive study design was used for conducting this study. Methods: Data were collected by the investigator using three tools. First: Interviewing ques-tionnaire to assess the students' knowledge about personal hygiene. Second: Observational checklist to assess student's practice of personal hygiene. Third tool: A structured inter-viewing questionnaire for caregivers to assess their knowledge regarding personal hygiene for their children. Result: 79.1% and 77, 9% of studied students had unsat-isfactory knowledge and practices of personal hygiene respec-tively. 71.67% of caregivers had satisfactory knowledge of personal hygiene for their children except the oral hygiene. Conclusion: The students with visual impairment had unsatisfactory knowledge and practices regarding personal hygiene, and the caregivers had unsatisfactory knowledge about oral hygiene for their children. Recommendation: Support the actual need for implanting a well-planned and continuous intervention program aiming at improving caregivers' knowledge about personal hygiene and follow up with subsequent children practice to detect the achievement. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Visual Impairment – Personal Hygiene – Caregiver – Nursing Role | ||
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