Assessment of Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards their Children Suffering from Hearing Impairment | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 12, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 146-155 PDF (543.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.156897 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wafaa E. Ouda1; Faten S. Mahmoud2; Amal A. Abdel-Salam2; Reda M. Abduallah2 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing Department - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Pediatric Nursing Department - Faculty of Nursing - Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Hearing impairment can cause significant adverse effects on the acquisition of speech and language, academic achievment as well as social and emotional development. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess mothers’ knowledge and attitudes towards their children suffering from hearing impairment. Design: A descriptive research design was used to conduct the study. Setting: This study was carried out in Al-Amal School at Benha city. Sample: A convenient sample composed of 110 mothers accompanying their children having hearing impairment were interviewed individually. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: tool (1) interviewing questionnaire that was constructed by the researcher including two parts and tool (2) attitudes to deafness scale. It was adopted from Cooper et al., (2004). Results: The results showed that, mean age of the studied mothers was 37.14 ± 7.66 years, nearly half of them have poor knowledge, while 7.3% of them have good knowledge regarding hearing impairment and almost two thirds of them have indifferent attitudes, while 14.5% of them have negative attitudes towards their children having hearing impairment. Conclusion: The study concluded that, the studied mothers have poor knowledge and indifferent attitudes towards their children suffering from hearing impairment. Recommendations: The study recommended improving mothers’ knowledge and attitudes towards hearing impairment through periodical educational programs and similar interventions. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mothers; knowledge; attitudes; children; hearing impairment; deafness; nursing | ||
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