LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 12 December 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Assessment of Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Parents towards
Imparting Sexual Health Education for Their Intellectually Challenged Children

Venkat Lakshmi H., Ph.D. & Navya S.

Abstract

Preliminary study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of parents towards imparting sexual health education to their intellectually challenged children. A self structured tool was developed by the investigator to assess the parent’s knowledge, attitude and practices towards imparting sexual health education to their intellectually challenged children. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the schools catering to the educational needs of the intellectually challenged children attending special schools in Bangalore city. A total of 20 sample 10 fathers and 10 mothers of intellectually challenged children aged between 09-17 years was selected for the pilot study. They were further subdivided into experimental group and control group [Experimental group comprising of 5 fathers and 5 mothers and Control group comprising of 5 fathers and 5 mothers].

The intervention program was given to the respondents of experimental group. Descriptive statistical analysis has been carried out in the present study. Pre-assessment data revealed that respondents of both control and experimental group do not differ in their knowledge, attitude and practices on imparting sexual health education to their intellectually challenged children. The Post-assessment data revealed that respondents of experimental group who received intervention program had better knowledge, attitude and practices towards imparting sexual health education when compared to control group. The study highlights that an awareness on sexual health education to the parents through intervention program in the upbringing of their intellectually challenged children right from early years of life will enable them to encourage their children to develop an ‘self identity’.

Introduction

“Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18” (AAIDD, 2011).

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Dr. Venkat Lakshmi H., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
anju.venks@gmail.com

Navya S. UGC Major Research Project Fellow and Research Scholar
navyasham@gmail.com

Department of Human Development (Recognized as a Research Centre)
Smt VHD Central Institute of Home Science
Seshadri Road
Bangalore-560 001
Karnataka
India
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