Habits and Socialization among Primary School Children Having Visual, Hearing, and Intellectual Disabilities: Descriptive study | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 18, Volume 8, Issue 23, December 2020, Page 188-198 PDF (898.72 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.64346.1138 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
Faransa Ali Ahmed   1; Safaa Rashad Mahmoud2; Mervat Amin Sayed3; Huwida Hamdy Abdelmonem4
| ||||
| 1Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing. Assiut University | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing. Assiut University. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Socialization of a child is something that is typically a natural phenomenon, but for children with disabilities, it can be difficult and especially challenging. Aim: This study aimed to explore the habits and socialization among primary school children having visual, hearing, and intellectual disabilities. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at special needs schools in Assiut city; includes El-Fekria school for mentally retarded children, El-Nour for blind children and El-Amal school for deaf and dumb. Sample: A convenient sample included parents of 588 disabled children. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire was used. It includes characteristics of the child and their parents, family history and consanguinity, medical history of the child disability, as well as parents' knowledge about disability. Results: The majority of children were males, from rural areas, have illiterate fathers and mothers, they had positive history of disability and consanguinity, & the majority of parent had unsatisfactory level of knowledge. Conclusion: disabled children are more likely to have socialization problems. Their parents' knowledge about disability is very low. Recommendation: The current study recommended that provide support and education programs for parents to improve the care provided to children with disabilities. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children; Disability Habits; Socialization; Parents; Primary School& Nursing | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 302 PDF Download: 402 |
||||
