Experiences of parents and stakeholders in caring for, and supporting children with special needs in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: We studied the caring, parenting, and support services for children with special needs in Ghana. Many of the study participants reported re-adjusting their lives in virtually every domain-social, economic, and emotional to deal with and manage the new realities. How parents navigate this space varied considerably from setting to setting. Regardless of individual and interpersonal resources, community, institutional, and policy circumstances seemed to exacerbate notions of disability. In many instances, parents had a low depth of suspicion about the precursors to disabling events in their children. Parents are constantly pursuing health care, including a cure for their children with disabilities. Views about "otherness" were noted, and these tended to undermine medical interpretations/expla

SUBMITTER: Amo-Adjei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983829 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature