Stigma in Mothers of Deaf Children
| Autor: | Hossein Ebrahimi, Eissa Mohammadi, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Akbar Pirzadeh, Hamzeh Mahmoudi, Ismail Ansari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 27, Iss 79, Pp 109-118 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2251-7251 2251-726X |
| Popis: | Introduction: A deaf child creates a feeling of stigma in many hearing parents. Stigma in mothers can have a negative impact on a child’s treatment and rehabilitation process. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the extent of stigma in mothers with deaf children. Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 90 mothers with deaf children. The data-collection instrument included the stigma scale in the mothers of children with disabilities. The reliability and validity of the instrument were confirmed through content validity and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α=86%), respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS-15 software. Results: Results showed that most mothers suffer from stigma due to having a deaf child. The mean stigma score was 96.48 ±27.72. In total, 24.4% of mothers reported that they had received strange and mocking looks; 72.2% regarded child deafness as a sign of divine retribution; and 33.3% felt ashamed of their child’s deafness. There was an inverse relationship between the mother’s level of education and mean stigma scores (P |
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