Psychosocial needs of orphan students of secondary schools in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

Objective: To assess the psychosocial needs of orphans’ students of secondary schools in Al- Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq. Methodology: This quantitative descriptive study was carried out among 200 orphan students at secondary schools in AL- Qadisiyah governorate. Purposive sample (convenience sample) was used we selected 5% from each the number of martyrs of terror victims out of total 200 students. Results: Out of 200 students, 59.5% were females and 37% were from second intermediate school stage, 35.5% from second stage and 27.5% from first intermediate school stag. We found that 95% of them had moderate level of psychosocial need. Conclusion: Most of orphan students are female and majority had moderate psychosocial needs.