رعایت حقوق کودک توسط والدین از دیدگاه دانش‌آموزان مقطع راهنمایی شهر گرگان

  L. Jouybari [1] , A. Sanagoo [2] , A.B Soltani [3]     Received: 13/06/2010 Sent for Revision: 12/09/2010 Received Revised Manuscript: 03/02/2011 Accepted: 26/02/2011     Background and Objectives : Nowadays, throughout the world particularly in developed countries, an important part of the material and spiritual resources devoted to children and their physical and psychological needs. Of course, in this regard, parents have a major responsibility to provide children with their basic rights. The aim of this study was to survey the middle-school students’ viewpoints about respecting their rights by parents.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1016 male and female middle-school students of Gorgan city were included in 2008 using a randomised multistage cluster sampling procedure. A questionnaire containing 31 specific questions obtained from the United Nations Child Rights Charter was individually filled out for each student. The data was then analyzed by descriptive and nonparametric statistical tests using the SPSS software.   Results: Our findings showed that 70.6% of students stated that their rights were completely respected by their parents. The relationships between student's gender (p=0.04), parents education (p=0.001), father's job (p=0.001), family income (p=0.001), and family size (p=0.001) with respecting children rights by parents were statistically significant.   Conclusion: Although, many aspects are involved in promoting the physical and psychological well-being of children, the role of parents is of critical significance. Results showed that overall the satisfaction rate of children regarding respecting their rights by parents was reasonable.   Key words : Children's right, Parents, Student, Perspective     Funding: This research was funded by ْ Golestan University of Medical Sciences.   Conflict of interest : None declared.   Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Golestan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article : Jouybari L, Sanagoo A, Soltani A .B. Viewpoints of Middle-School Students of Gorgan About Respecting the Children's Rights by their Parents . J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2011 10(3): 193-204. [Farsi]     1- Assistant Prof., Dept of Child & Family Health Nursing and Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran   2- Assistant Prof., Dept of Community Health Nursing and Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran   Corresponding Author, Tel: (0171) 4430360, Fax: (0171) 4425171, E-mail: [email protected]   3- BS of Nursing, Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran