Challenges Of Married Parents With Congenital Club Foot Children And Their Coping Mechanism The Case Of Parents Receiving Service At Abet Hospital

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Clubfoot is a congenital birth defect of children and it is not uncommon to see parents with a child who has the birth defect of congenital clubfoot in Addis Ababa, Abet Hospital. Research emphasizing on the area of congenital clubfoot malformation in Ethiopia has focused on medical treatment, magnitude of incidence and management of medical treatment of congenital clubfoot. However, these areas of research do not address the challenges of parents with congenital clubfoot child in Ethiopia. It would have been inaccurate generalization of the challenges faced by parents with congenital clubfoot children in the absence of in-depth research and description of the issues faced by these parents. The objective of this cross-sectional research is describing the challenges of married parents with congenital clubfoot child and their coping mechanism. Specifically, it aims to answer the research questions: what are the social, economic, and marital challenges of married parents with congenital clubfoot child? and how do married parents cope with the challenges. This research was carried out in Abet Hospital. The research employed a qualitative research method with case study design. Data was gathered through in depth interview, focus group discussion, and non-participant observation. The study participants in this research were seven married parents who participated in an in-depth interview. Three FGDs were also carried out with mothers only group, father‟s only group and mixed group. And, four key informants were also interviewed to get their expert opinion. The findings of this study, shows that married parents of children with congenital clubfoot had numerous challenges related to their social, economic, and marital life. However, all of the participants have used different coping mechanisms, including formal support, informal support, and spiritual support. These have all proven to be valuable resources for the participant in coping with their situation. Furthermore, this research has indicated two major recommendations: (1) health social workers should give attention to holistic support of parents, and (2) health social workers should upgrade their education, practice, and counseling skills to bring about effective results.

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