Health Needs and Problems of Primary School Students with Hearing Impairment | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 57, Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2020, Page 1328-1340 PDF (337.94 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.276244 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Thanaa Saad Gad* 1; Hanan Ibrahim Ahmed2; Mona Abo Bakr Abd- Ellatef3 | ||||
| 1Head nurse of ICU Department Banisueif Hospital, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Prof of Community Health Nursing Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Primary school period is one of the most sensitive periods in which children acquire skills that effect their adulthood. Aim: assess health needs and problems of primary school student with hearing impairment. Setting: The study was conducted at Beni Suief Governorate at four hearing impairment primary schools. Sample: A multi stage sampling was used in this study the sample size was (150) student's participant. Tools: Fist tool, an interviewing questionnaire to assess socio demographic data and health needs and problems of primary school students with hearing impairment. Second tool to assess health status through medical record for every student from the health unit of school. Third tool, assess of school environment (Noise Worksheet) to assess physical, educational, social, psychological and behavioral environment. Results: This study showed that: 66.7% of the studied students had severe health problems. Also, (24%) of them had moderate level. While, (9.3%) of them had mild level. There was highly statistically relation between health problems of the primary school students and hearing impairment. There was highly statistically positive correlation between health needs of the studied primary school students and their total health problems. There was highly statistically positive correlation between health problems of the studied primary school students and their school environment. Conclusion: In the light of study finding it was conclude that high percentage of studied students had high level of total health needs. High percentage of studied students had severe health problems. Also, there was highly statistically positive relation between health problems of studied primary school students and their school environment. Recommendation: More researches for students with hearing impairment to early detect of any physical, social and psychological health problems, improving cognitive skills for students through educational program for teacher to provide training for students-for example, improving problem –solving skills. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Health Needs; problems; primary school student; Hearing impairment | ||||
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