Assessment of Deaf Children’s Knowledge and Practice Regarding Car Accidents Protection | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 6, Issue 15.0 - Serial Number 2, December 2018, Page 99-105 PDF (504.35 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2018.118202 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Laith Mahmoud Alosufe1; Hekmat Ebrahim Abd El-Kareem2; Asmaa Abed Al-Aziez Mohamed3 | ||||
| 1Assistant lecturer, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Hashemite Kingdome Of Jordan | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Hearing impaired children have static and dynamic balance disabilities and that their physical adaptation is lower than that of nondisabled peers. Aim: to assess knowledge and practice for deaf children’s regarding car accidents protection. Design: descriptive research design was used in this study. Subjects: The study sample composed of 69 school age and adolescent deaf children. Setting: The study was conducted at The Holy Land Institute for the Deaf, Jordan - Salt governorate. Tools of data collection: An interview questionnaire was designed by researcher to collect data related to characteristics of deaf children, characteristics of deaf children hearing, and knowledge and practice of deaf children about protection from car accident. Results: Deaf children’s age ranged between 12- 18 years, males are more affected with hearing disorder than females and their academic achievement was good (41%). The majority lived in dormitories at school. Deaf children’ knowledge and practice scores protection from car accidents were unsatisfactory. Conclusion: Deaf children's knowledge and practice regarding protection from car accidents were unsatisfactory. The age at which deafness began, degree of deafness were not affecting on the studied deaf children' academic achievement .Recommendation: The recommendation was suggested that ongoing in-service educational program for deaf children to improve their knowledge and practice regarding protection from car accidents. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Deaf children; Knowledge & Practice; Protection; Car Accidents | ||||
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