Health Problems among orphan Children in Dakahlia Governorate | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2015, 2015, Pages 111-126 PDF (693.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0029179 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Mohammed El-sherbeny1; Salwa Abbas Ali2; Sonia Gamal Elsharkawy3; Saher Hamdy Elsayed4; Hanan Hassan Elezaby5 | ||
| 1Assistant Lecturer of Community Health Nursing -Faculty of Nursing –Bani Suaif University, | ||
| 2Prof. of community health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University | ||
| 3Prof. of Pediatric- Faculty of Medicine - Port-said University | ||
| 4Assistant professor of Nursing Administration –Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University | ||
| 5Lecturer of Community Health Nursing -Faculty of Nursing -Port-said University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: children in orphan institution suffered from many health problems. Aim of the study: was assessing health problems among orphan children in Dakahlia Governorate. Subjects & methods: Research design: Exploratory descriptive study. Setting: This study was carried out in five shelters at Dakahlia Governorate. Subjects: Convenient sample constituted of all children. Subjects interviewed were 194 children: 139 boys and 55 girls. Tools of data collection: Data collection comprised an interview questionnaire sheet, for the children concerning socio demographic for child and nurse, child health problems through measurement sheet to (assess physical data and sheet for analysis of child health record, physical, psychological/emotional and social problems), observation check list to assess the shelter environmental conditions and observation check list to assess the shelter health clinic. Results: revealed that Health problems among orphan shelters were significantly higher, including many diseases. 49.4% were sensitive eye, 22.1% ear, 44.9% mouth and teeth, 60.9% were upper respiratory tract, 70.2% were gastrointestinal tract, 57.2% urinary tract, 40% central nervous system and 49.5% nutritional problems. The best of these shelters in the delivery of health care was Fager-Eleslam, followed by Dar-Ebnty; and the shelter was not good was Mossiest Trbytelbaneen- Eleslamia, Mansoura, where boys suffered from many disease along with very low level of health care. Conclusion: The study concluded that 75% in Dakahlia shelters are males. Half of the children inside shelters were in primary schools, and more than one third of them were in secondary schools, 8.2% of them didn't not complete the stages of education and the rest were in preparatory schools. Nearly one third; (31.4%) of the children were worked to satisfy their needs, most of them were from boy's shelters in Mansura. Recommendations: Health care services and nursing role should be developed for orphan children to avoid health problems. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Shelters: different institution; Orphan children; children without parents | ||
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