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Impact of an education program on parental knowledge of specific learning disability
Sunil Karande1, Vishal Mehta, Madhuri Kulkarni
1Learning Disability Clinic, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400 022, India. karandesunil@yahoo.com
Background:
A supportive home environment is one of the factors that can favorably determine the outcome of specific learning disability (SpLD) in a school-going child. However, there is no reliable information available on parental knowledge about SpLD.
Aims:
To investigate parental knowledge of SpLD and to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on it.
Settings And Design:
Prospective questionnaire-based study conducted in our clinic.
Materials And Methods:
From April to November 2002, 50 parents who were conversant in English and willing to follow up were interviewed. After the interview, each parent was administered a structured educational program and re-interviewed after 3 months.
Statistical Analysis:
The pre- and post-intervention responses were compared using Chi-square test.
Results:
After the intervention, there was significant improvement in parental knowledge of (i) the meaning of the term 'SpLD' (32/50 vs. 50/50, P CONCLUSION: Parental knowledge of their child's SpLD is inadequate and this can be significantly improved by a single-session educational program.
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