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Ezeonu, Chinonyelum Thecla, Obu, Dorathy Chinwe, Daniyan, Olapeju Wunmi, Asiegbu, Uzoma Vivian, Oyim-Elechi, Oluchukwu, Edafioghor, Linda Obianuju, Okoro, Kenneth Johnson |
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Pan African Medical Journal; May-Aug2021, Vol. 39, p1-10, 10p |
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Introduction: coping strategies are specific efforts that individuals use to tolerate or minimize stressful events. Most caregivers´ of children with disabilities must adjust to their social life to cope with the responsibility of caring for a child with disabilities. This study was carried out to assess caregivers´ coping strategies in raising a child with a disability in a resource-poor country. Methods: a researcheradministered questionnaire adapted from the standard COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) inventory was used on consenting respondents recruited from a designated special education school. Coping responses were graded on a fivepoint Likert scale and data were analyzed using computer software SPSS version 22. Results: the mean age of the respondents was 42.75 years. Males constituted 30% (12/40) whereas females constituted 70% (28/40). The diagnosed disorders amongst their children/wards were speech and hearing impairment (32.5%), cerebral palsy (12.5%), learning disability (10%), autism (10%), Down's syndrome (15%), epilepsy (20%). Most caregivers exhibited active coping (MNR 3-4) especially in areas of planning and seeking professional help. Turning to religion and acceptance of the situation (MNR 4-5) were common emotional coping strategies noted but most of these had no significant relationship with gender or income. Caregivers with lower earnings tend to pay more attention to the child´s disability than concentrating on other activities. Conclusion: the findings support that religious belief provides endurance and resistance to people dealing with stress while low socioeconomic status negatively affects the ability to focus on other activities during stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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