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1Paediatric Neurology Unit, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Abstract:
Despite having equal rights to education, children with neurodisability (CWND) continue to face a myriad of barriers to education. This cross-sectional survey aimed to investigate the barriers to education among CWND who attended follow-up at a Malaysian tertiary hospital. Sixty-two caregivers of CWND completed a questionnaire which included the 'Washington Group/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Child Functioning Module', type of schooling and open-ended questions for barriers to education. The out-of-school rate was 16/62 (26%). The level of schooling (i.e. not in school, special education or mainstream class) was strongly associated with difficulties in mobility, self-care, communication, controlling behaviour and getting along with other children. Five themes identified by caregivers as barriers to education were 'school infrastructure', 'inclusive opportunity, staffing and teacher's training', 'social environment', 'child's intrinsic factor' and 'practical limitations'. Practical solutions to overcome the significant barriers to education are required to address the unmet educational needs of CWND.
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