Jedidia Abanga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jedidia Abanga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jedidia |
| FAMILY NAME | Abanga |
| SIGNATURE | ABANGA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Accra, Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Exploring caregiver experiences of stigma in Ghana
Families of children with disabilities experience stigma by association with their child. This article examines social and internalised stigma experienced in the family by caregivers who participated in a caregiver programme in Ghana. Stigma is pervasive, and gendered, with most mothers blamed for bringing disability into the home. Emotional distress, isolation and lack of support are common experiences. We argue that the mothers can experience f…
Exploring caregiver experiences of stigma in Ghana
Families of children with disabilities experience stigma by association with their child. This article examines social and internalised stigma experienced in the family by caregivers who participated in a caregiver programme in Ghana. Stigma is pervasive, and gendered, with most mothers blamed for bringing disability into the home. Emotional distress, isolation and lack of support are common experiences. We argue that the mothers can experience f…
Exploring caregiver experiences of stigma in Ghana
Families of children with disabilities experience stigma by association with their child. This article examines social and internalised stigma experienced in the family by caregivers who participated in a caregiver programme in Ghana. Stigma is pervasive, and gendered, with most mothers blamed for bringing disability into the home. Emotional distress, isolation and lack of support are common experiences. We argue that the mothers can experience f…
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Blame (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Distress (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (1 works)