| Autor: |
Uwaezuoke SN; a Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Nsukka , Enugu , Nigeria., Eke CB, Nwobi EA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Laterality [Laterality] 2015; Vol. 20 (5), pp. 530-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 04. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/1357650X.2015.1006642 |
| Abstrakt: |
The objectives of the study are to estimate the prevalence of left-hand dominance among children of selected mothers in an urban city and to determine the mothers' stereotypes about left-handedness. A cross-sectional study of mothers (N = 222) selected by systematic random sampling was done. The mothers were interviewed with structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed with appropriate descriptive statistics on SPSS. The estimated prevalence of left-hand dominance in their children was 7.52%. A left-handed mother was more likely to have a left-handed child. A substantial number of the mothers held negative stereotypes about left-hand dominance and showed a good knowledge about other types of handedness with a significant difference in the responses between right-handers and left-handers. The prevalence of left-hand dominance in their children supports previous reports which show that left-handedness usually occurs in less than 10% of the population. The mothers' negative stereotypes signify the likelihood of stigmatizing the children with this hand dominance. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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