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Comparison of biological characteristics in parents of exceptional children and parents of normal children: preventive strategies
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Keivan Kakabraee *   1, Arjmandnia2 , Golam ali Afroz2 |
1- - , kakabraee@gmail.com
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Abstract: (11961 Views) |
| Background: Biological characteristics of the parents (height, age, nutrition, history of disease, drugs and substances abuse, blood groups and duration of pregnancy) have fundamental role in the birth of handicapped children. This study aimed to comparison of biological characteristics between parents with more than one exceptional child and parents with more than one normal child in Region of Urban and Rural Kermanshah.
Methods: in this Ex Post Facto research, 800 parents (400 parents with more than one exceptional children and 400 parents with more than one normal children),that were selected by random sampling and multi-stage sampling , responded the Checklist that has made by researcher (Afroz, 2008). Data was analyzed using SPSS, t-test, ChI test.
Results: The finding indicated that there are significant difference (p< 0/01) between father,s age, mother,s age, mother,s age at marriage, duration of pregnancy,good nutrition, history of disease, drugs and substances abuse, blood groups in two study groups. But there are no significant difference (p< 0/01) between mother,s age at birth child and mother's height in the two study groups.
Conclusion: this study showed that there are difference between Biological characteristics of the parents with more than one exceptional child and Biological characteristics parents with more than one normal child. Therefore, recognition this damage factore can be prevented from occurring handicapps and influence to psychological health and wellbeing of the society. |
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| Keywords: biological characteristics, prevented from handicapps, parents of exceptional children, parents of normal children |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
psychology
Received: 2011/10/12 | Accepted: 2013/10/29 | Published: 2013/10/29
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