Gifty Gyamah Nyant
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gifty Gyamah Nyant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gifty Gyamah |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyant |
| SIGNATURE | NYANT G G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Blame (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Distress (1 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (1 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (1 works) · Feeling (1 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 works) · Isolation (microbiology (1 works)