Prevalencia de los retrasos del desarrollo con o sin discapcidad y los factores asociados en niños y niñas de 0 a 5 años de edad que asisten a 9 centros privados regulares del área central, del cantón Cuenca. Enero-junio 2009

Abstract

This research is done through a quasi-experimental study, allowing us to know the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents of children with intellectual disabilities, which was conducted at the Association for the Integral Development of the Child / an Exceptional Azuay "ADINEA." July to December 2009.

In the period between July and September 2009, it delivers the first survey (Precaps) to parents, which were distributed in the areas of Early Learning, Elementary, Pre-shops and workshops. In the results we observed that a number of parents had more knowledge with the rest due to various factors, educational level, socio-cultural, it said it was necessary to make an educational intervention for parents of children with intellectual disabilities.

It made the proposal of educational intervention that consisted of two talks, which were addressed to parents during the month of October, which addressed the main theme of intellectual disability stating his opinion, the causes, treatment, and prevention. Furthermore the approach to be taken against parents who have their cognitive problem children. Also practices. At the end of handed a leaflet with all the information.

In November-December 2009, the second survey was conducted (Poscaps), and proceeded to the comparison between the first and second survey, to tabulate the data we observed that the knowledge, attitudes and practices improved after the educational intervention performed.