دورية أكاديمية
Cultural Beliefs versus Professional Health Training: Implications for Healthcare Delivery to Persons Living with Intellectual Disabilities in Ghana
| العنوان: | Cultural Beliefs versus Professional Health Training: Implications for Healthcare Delivery to Persons Living with Intellectual Disabilities in Ghana |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Douglas Odongo Attoh (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 2024 49(1):25-35. |
| الإتاحة: | Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Cultural Influences, Access to Health Care, Allied Health Occupations Education, Training, Social Bias, Nurses, Physicians, Attitudes toward Disabilities |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Ghana |
| DOI: | 10.3109/13668250.2023.2180713 |
| تدمد: | 1366-8250 1469-9532 |
| مستخلص: | Background: In most African countries, disability is explained by cultural beliefs. This has implications for healthcare delivery for persons with intellectual disabilities. Methods: With the aid of a qualitative approach, we explore the interplay between cultural beliefs and the training of health professionals and their implications for the healthcare delivery to persons living with intellectual disabilities in the Asokwa and Oforikrom Municipalities. Findings: Findings revealed that cultural beliefs about intellectually disabled people include the idea that their facilities are forbidden and that pregnant women who pass by them may have a child with a disability. Further, health professionals received little intellectual disability training. As a result, healthcare professionals lack knowledge of the needs and care of this group. Conclusion: This study recommends that professionals should take comprehensive intellectual disability courses in training schools. Also, health professionals should attend periodic workshops on the range of intellectual disabilities to raise awareness of their needs and care. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1407600 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
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