Religion and Faith

A Coping Strategy for Parenting Children with Visual Impairment in Ghana

Dados Bibliográficos

ID22112290
AutoresCynthia Abekah Okwan (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Maxwell Peprah Opoku (0000-0001-7620-0007, United Arab Emirates University, autor correspondente), William Nketsia (0000-0003-0943-7981, Western Sydney University), Emmanuel Opoku Kumi (0000-0002-2184-358X, University of Tasmania), Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah (0000-0002-0343-7940, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Ano2024
Volume28
Fascículo3
Páginas313-334
Data de publicação2024-07-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Disability & Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2331-2521 • E-ISSN: 2331-253X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23312521.2023.2255856
OpenAlexW4386476657
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas44

The potential role that religion may play in supporting parents of children with visual impairment (VI) has been little explored in the literature. This study focused on the perceptions of mothers on the contribution religion and faith to raising children with VI in Ghana. Twenty mothers of children with VI were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. While mothers faced negative attitudes and limited support from the state, their membership of religious bodies helped them adjust to caring for children with VI. The need for policymakers to consider partnering with religious bodies to develop appropriate social programmes for children with VI and their families is discussed

Developmental psychology · Faith · Perception · Psychiatry · Visual impairment · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology