Perceptions about Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Study from Vellore, South India

Autor/inn/en	Edwardraj, S.; Mumtaj, K.; Prasad, J. H.; Kuruvilla, A.; Jacob, K. S.
Titel	Perceptions about Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Study from Vellore, South India
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54 (2010) 8, S.736-748 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-2633
DOI	10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01301.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Children; Adolescents; Mental Retardation; Negative Attitudes; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Misconceptions; Cultural Influences; Religion; Disabilities; Qualitative Research; Caregiver Role; Models; Intervention; Social Bias; Cultural Awareness; Attitudes toward Disabilities; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Geistige Behinderung; Negative Fixierung; Ausland; Missverständnis; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Handicap; Behinderung; Qualitative Forschung; Analogiemodell; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Indien
Abstract	Background: Cultural and religious beliefs influence perceptions about health and illness. Data, from India, on perceptions about intellectual disability are scant. This study explored people's cultural beliefs and attitudes about intellectual disability, perceived needs and burden associated with care in Vellore, south India. Method: A qualitative methodology using focus groups was employed. Eight focus groups were conducted in three settings and included the mothers of children and adolescents with intellectual disability (four groups, n = 29), community health workers (two groups, n = 17) and schoolteachers (two groups, n = 16). Results: Our results suggest that cultural and religious beliefs perpetuated negative attitudes towards disability. This meant that caregivers bore a high burden of care with little support from family or society. The study confirmed the presence of diverse, multiple and contradictory models of disability drawing from biomedical and local religious, social and cultural constructs. Conclusions: Public awareness, education and community-level interventions for reducing the misconceptions and stigma related to intellectual disability are needed in addition to culturally sensitive treatment methods to improve the attitude towards and management of intellectual disability. (As Provided).
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