Assessment of the knowledge and attitudes of parents of mentally retarded children enrolled from special education at Sta. Ana Elementary School
- Author:
Velasco-Francia Cherryl
;
Paradela Alpha
;
Leynes Cynthia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Human;
Female;
Aged;
Middle Aged;
MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS;
ATTITUDE
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
2001;15(1):7-16
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge about mental retardation and attitudes of parents towards their mentally retarded child enrolled for especially education in Sta. Ana Elementary School. The parents who responded to this survey were mostly mothers belonging to the 41-65 age group, married, unemployed, high school graduates earning less than Php 5,000.00 a month, and Roman Catholic. Majority of the respondents had low or poor level of knowledge regarding mental retardation.
