Educational Program regarding Reproductive Health for Handicapped Adolescents in Sharkia Governorate | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 32, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 456-470 PDF (367.3 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.191615 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samia Farouk Mahmoud1; Mona Emad Eldien Hussien Sabbour2 | ||
| 1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Handicapped adolescents represent a significant portion of the world’s population and when compared to those without handicapping, are four times more probable to show fair or poor health. Aim: To assess the effect of educational program regarding reproductive health for handicapped adolescents in Sharkia Governorate. Subjects and Methods: It was a Quasi-experimental research design conducted at Al Noor and Al Amal schools in Sharkia Governorate. Purposive sample of ninety one students Blind and Deaf students from El-Amal School for Deaf and Hard for Hearing, and El-Nour School for Blind in Sharkia Governorate. Two tools were used; I.: A structured interview sheet consisting of three parts: Part A; Demographic characteristics of the student. Part B; Student's knowledge about reproductive health. Part C; Students’ menstrual history. II. An observational checklist to assess the student's self-report practice related to perineal care and personal hygiene regarding self-care during menstruation. Results: Generally, the sample was deficient in pre-intervention except for their knowledge about abortion (81.3%), while after implementation of the educational program their knowledge was improved (P≤ 0.001). Additionally, regarding perineal care, 32.9% of handicapped adolescents (blind and deaf) before intervention performed practice about perineal care, while after program implementation the percentage was 82.1% and 86.7% at post-intervention and follow up respectively. Conclusion: This study results provided evidence that after application of the educational intervention among handicapped adolescents (blind & deaf) at Al Noor and Al- Amal schools their knowledge, and practices about reproductive health improved in all components (p < 0.001). Recommendation: Continuous health education programs should be implemented to increase handicapped adolescents’ about awareness of reproductive health and menstrual hygiene practices. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Reproductive Health; Handicapped Adolescent; Educational and Training Program | ||
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