Psychosocial Challenges Encountered By Mothers Having Children With Cerebral Palsy At Cheshire Service Ethiopia Addis Ababa.

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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent neurological impairment that caused by a damage of central nervousrnsystem that present before or during birth or in the first month of life & mainly characterized by non-rnprogressive, abnormal motor control, unusual and non-standardized posture with communicationrndifficulties. The consequences of CP do not affect only the child‟s life but also the families. However,rnmainly the professional care has mainly focused and provided merely from a child‟s perspective andrnmother side is less concerned. The objective of the present study was to explore the psychosocialrnchallenges encountered by mothers having children with cerebral palsy in Addis Ababa, at CheshirernService Ethiopia. The study employed a qualitative approach with a phenomenological research design.rnTo find out pertinent response, the researcher recruited thirteen biological mothers of children with CPrnand selected them using purposive sampling method. From the total of thirteen respondents, seven ofrnthem participated in individual face to face interview and the remaining six participated in focus grouprndiscussion (FGD). The data was collected through semi-structured interview and FGD. Then analyzedrnqualitatively, using thematic analysis approach. From the findings of the study the following conclusionrnare drown. Before the birth of their children with CP there is lack of accurate information in regards tornthe concept of CP. The burden of care giving demands makes the mothers to be shocked andrnoverwhelmed. These consequences, make mothers to faced psychological distress, social isolation,rnfinancial and marital problem, physical health problem (particularly, shoulder and back pain problem),rnlose of work opportunities and become unemployed. One of the cause of psychological challenges isrndiscrimination that made by the community. There is a healthy mother-children relationship & havernimmediate eye contact even they are on the work because of their fearfulness may their children acquirernfurther impairment. The most common coping mechanisms that employed by respondent mothers are,rnaccepting their children‟s disability, regulating once emotion, religious coping, and receiving socialrnsupport. The researcher recommended that, the government should access developmental physiotherapyrnservices in the country. The societies must build up a positive perception towards mothers of childrenrnwith CP. the physical, educational & the attitudinal barrier that existed in school could be adapted.

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