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Abstract Vision impairment and blindness are significant community problem. It has lifelong implication for both the children and their families which affect their self-care skills. Aim of this study: Evaluation of personal hygiene among Students with visual impairment at El-Nour School for Blind: Ismailia City. Sample: 86 students, 60 of family caregivers. Subject and methods: descriptive study design was used for conducting this study. Methods: data were collected by the investigator using three tools. The First: - interviewing questionnaire to assess the students’ knowledge about personal hygiene. Second: Observational checklist to assess student’s practice of personal hygiene. Third tool: - A structured interviewing questionnaire for caregivers to assess their knowledge regarding personal hygiene for their children. Descriptive: study design. Result: 52.3%, 79.1% and 77, 9% of studied students had unsatisfactory knowledge, practical knowledge and practices of personal hygiene respectively.. 71.67% of caregivers had satisfactory knowledge for their children regarding personal hygiene except the oral hygiene. Conclusion: the students with visual impairment had unsatisfactory knowledge and practices regarding personal hygiene, and the caregivers had unsatisfactory knowledge about oral hygiene for their children. Recommendation: Continuous assessment of the level knowledge and practice regarding personnel hygiene among visually impaired students and their caregivers to identify their needs and problems. |