School Team Members' Awareness Regarding Injury Prevention among Disabled Children
fouad, ferial; Dr. Hemat Abd ElMoneem ElSayied; Ahmed Mohamed Abd ElAzim;
Abstract
Injury is the most common health problem among disabled children and its prevention has received increased attention recently. Aim: The study aimed to assess school team members' awareness regarding injury prevention among disabled children. Design: A descriptive analytical study was used to conduct the study. Setting: Two schools for disabled children in Mallawi city; Al-Fikria School for mentally retarded pupils and Al-Amal school for pupils with hearing and
communication impairment. Sample: A convenient sample of 150 school team members and 30 disabled children selected randomly which represent 10% out of 300 children. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. First tool: An interviewing questionnaire to assess socio- demographic characteristics and school team members' knowledge regarding injury prevention. Second tool: Observational checklist for assessing school team members' practices regarding first aid measures, school environment and physical health status of disabled school children. Third tool: School medical records to assess medical history of disabled children. Results: This study indicated that, 42.0 % of school members had poor knowledge about injury prevention, and 40.0% of them had average knowledge while, 18.0% of them had good knowledge. 86% of
them had not done practices regarding first aid measures while, 14% of them had done practices. Highly significant association was found between the school team member's knowledge and their practices of first aids. Statistically significant association was found between total school environmental assessment and injuries among school disabled children. Conclusion: The majority of school team members had poor knowledge and practices regarding injury prevention among disabled children. Recommendations: The study recommended that all school team members need regular first aid training program
communication impairment. Sample: A convenient sample of 150 school team members and 30 disabled children selected randomly which represent 10% out of 300 children. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. First tool: An interviewing questionnaire to assess socio- demographic characteristics and school team members' knowledge regarding injury prevention. Second tool: Observational checklist for assessing school team members' practices regarding first aid measures, school environment and physical health status of disabled school children. Third tool: School medical records to assess medical history of disabled children. Results: This study indicated that, 42.0 % of school members had poor knowledge about injury prevention, and 40.0% of them had average knowledge while, 18.0% of them had good knowledge. 86% of
them had not done practices regarding first aid measures while, 14% of them had done practices. Highly significant association was found between the school team member's knowledge and their practices of first aids. Statistically significant association was found between total school environmental assessment and injuries among school disabled children. Conclusion: The majority of school team members had poor knowledge and practices regarding injury prevention among disabled children. Recommendations: The study recommended that all school team members need regular first aid training program
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| Title | School Team Members' Awareness Regarding Injury Prevention among Disabled Children | Authors | fouad, ferial ; Dr. Hemat Abd ElMoneem ElSayied ; Ahmed Mohamed Abd ElAzim | Keywords | Disabiled children, school team members, Injury prevention. | Issue Date | 2018 | Publisher | Ahmed Mohamed Abd ElAzim | Source | http://research.asu.edu.eg/bitstream/12345678/18563/1/J7610.pdf | Journal | Egyptian Journal of Health Care (EJHC) | Description | Children with disabilities had more than double the rate of injury reported than children without disabilities. Almost one third of these injuries were due to fights, roughhousing, and assaults. Among all disabled children, those with orthopedic disabilities had the highest risk, with rates over 5 times that of children without disabilities |
ISSN | 1687-9546 |
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