Knowledge and Practices of School Team Members regarding Injuries Prevention among Disabled Children | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 2, Issue 2, July 2021, Page 112-128 PDF (1.47 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2021.186434 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona Mostafa Mohamed* ; Hanaa Abd-Elgawad Abd-Elmegeed; Doaa Sobhy Mohamed | ||||
| Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Injury is the most common health problems among disabled children and its prevention has received increased attention recently. The aim of the study: Was to assess knowledge and practices of school team members regarding injury prevention among disabled children .Research design: Descriptive analytical design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: This study was conducted in three schools for disabled children in Al-fikria school for mental retardation students, Alamal School for deaf and dumb students, and Elnour School for blindness students. Sample: All team members in the selected schools (289 members) were included in the study. Tools: Data was collected by using two tools I): An interviewing questionnaire to assess a): Personal data of school team members. b): school team members ' knowledge about disability and injuries. c): Team members' practices as reported related to first aids of injuries. II): An observational checklist to assess environmental safety and sanitary conditions. Results: There were 78.2% of the school team members did not receive any training courses about first aid before, 53.6% of the school team member had average knowledge about school injuries, 59.9% of the studied school team members had unsatisfactory practices towards the first aids of injuries and 100% of schools environment were safe and sanitary. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant relations between the team members’ educational level and their total knowledge, also between the team members training courses and their total practices. Recommendations: Health education and training programs should be developed and implemented to upgrade school team members’ knowledge and practices toward injury prevention to disabled children. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Disabled Children; School Team Members; Injury Prevention | ||||
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