Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities

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dc.contributor.authorMagidigidi, Lumka
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette V
dc.contributor.authorSonn, Inge K
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T12:46:00Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T12:46:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates. This is frequently because of the adjustments in some daily practices that are crucial for parents’ or caregivers’ human capabilities to provide for childcare. There is not enough research done on human capabilities of parents or children with DD in South Africa. Objectives: This study investigated the available support in improving the human capabilities of parents or caregivers with children with DD and the bodily health and bodily integrity human capabilities of parents or caregivers with children with DD. Method: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 parents or caregivers of children aged between 1 and 8 years old with DD. This study used snowball sampling. Thematic data analysis was chosen to analyse the data collected. Results: The results of the study indicate that participants have difficulties bringing up their children because of the emotional strain that goes along with parenting a child with DD. In addition, participants were not able to afford decent and satisfactory shelter and had limited access to good quality food because they could not afford it.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMagidigidi, L., Roman, N.V. & Sonn, I.K., 2023, ‘Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities’, African Journal of Disability 12(0), a1155. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod. v12i0.1155en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/ajod. v12i0.1155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9196
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAosisen_US
dc.subjectHuman capabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectFreedomsen_US
dc.subjectOpportunitiesen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental disabilityen_US
dc.titleHuman capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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