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ArticleAfrican health sciences2019

Association between parental involvement and academic achievement of deaf children at Mulago school for the deaf, Kampala, Uganda.

Josephine Akellot, Paul Bangirana

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Josephine AkellotDepartment of Mental Health and Community Psychology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Paul BangiranaDepartment of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

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NURTURE:Research Training and Mentoring Program for Career Development of Faculty at Makerere University College of Health SciencesD43TW010132 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SEWANKAMBO, NELSON K · 2015 to 2019
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FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010132Wellcome Trust
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Abstract

backgroundDeaf children face many challenges in dealing with educational opportunities and ensuring attainment of academic skills. A parent's involvement in the child's education has the potential to enhance academic performance. We sought to study the association between parental involvement and academic achievement among deaf children in Uganda.

methodsUsing purposive consecutive sampling, one hundred and eight parents of deaf children (Primary 1 to 7) were recruited from Mulago School for the Deaf in Kampala, Uganda. The Parental Involvement Questionnaire was used to measure parents' involvement in school activities while the Wide Range Assessment Test, third edition, was used to measure academic achievement (reading, spelling and arithmetic). Linear regression was used to test the association between parental involvement and academic achievement.

resultsOne hundred and five children with mean age 11.09 years (SD = 2.89) were enrolled of whom 56 (35.3%) were female. With a Beta coefficient of 0.07, a 7% unit increase of summed parental involvement showed no significant association between parental involvement and academic achievement (p = 0.46) of the deaf children.

conclusionParental involvement was not associated with academic achievement among deaf children in Kampala. Other factors associated with academic achievement need to be identified to enhance deaf children's performance at school.

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Academic SuccessChildren with DisabilitiesDeafnessParentsChildFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUgandaacademic achievementdeaf childrenKampala, UgandaMulago school for the deafParental involvement

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PMCPMC6794534

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