Health beliefs and behaviours of families towards the health needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Accra, Ghana

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR
D-L Lamptey

Abstract

This paper explored the health beliefs and behaviours of families towards the health needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Accra, Ghana. The aim was to inform health promotion strategies for the children and their families. Twenty-two parents of children with IDD participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were the primary means of data collection. The interviews were analysed using constant comparison. The signs that alerted the parents that the children might be ill included high temperature, vomiting and excessive sleep. The parents explained that some children expressed feelings of ill-health through verbal or non-verbal communication. Most of the parents self-prescribed medication for the children or waited for symptoms to persist for a while before accessing health care because they experienced difficulties managing the behavioural challenges associated with the IDD of the children in public and attitudinal barriers when accessing health care. The parents did not often patronise health facilities in their neighbourhoods due to private health insurance requirements for accessing care at designated facilities, poor confidence in neighbourhood facilities and long-term establis...Continue Reading

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