Examining the Rights of Children with Intellectual Disability in South Africa: Children's Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Donohue, Dana K.; Bornman, Juan; Granlund, Mats
Titel	Examining the Rights of Children with Intellectual Disability in South Africa: Children's Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 39 (2014) 1, S.55-64 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2013.857769
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Childrens Rights; Civil Rights; Intellectual Disability; Childhood Attitudes; Family Environment; At Risk Persons; Family Structure; Family Income; Access to Education; Family Relationship; Food; Water; Access to Health Care; Gender Differences; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Familienmilieu; Risikogruppe; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familieneinkommen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Lebensmittel; Wasser; Geschlechterkonflikt; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: Human rights provide fundamental conditions for people to maintain dignity and self-determination and protect a nation's most vulnerable citizens. In South Africa, children with intellectual disability who experience socioeconomic disadvantage may be particularly vulnerable due to their cognitive impairments and inability to garner needed resources. Method: The perceptions of children with intellectual disability regarding their access to basic amenities in their home environments were examined to determine whether their positive human rights were met. Risk factors were examined in relation to these perceptions. Results: The results suggested that participants generally reported high degrees of access to basic resources. Logistic regressions suggested socioeconomic risk factors (e.g., income, education, household size, relationship status) were negatively related to children's reports of access to food and their own beds and positively related to having someone available to explain confusing concepts to them. Conclusions: The positive human rights of children living in high-risk environments should be monitored to ensure all South Africans have their rights met. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01