A Case Study of Orphaned Children Under the Care of Elderly Guardians in Gulelle Sub City of Addis Ababa: Psychosocial Problems and Aggravating Factors

Alem, G/Selassie (2014) A Case Study of Orphaned Children Under the Care of Elderly Guardians in Gulelle Sub City of Addis Ababa: Psychosocial Problems and Aggravating Factors. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial problems of orphaned children under the care of elderly guardians in Gulelle Sub City. The methods employed were qualitative research approach. Case study was conducted using four orphaned children. In depth interview and document analysis was specifically employed to generate data from the orphaned children. The data were presented in themes and analyzed qualitatively in a way that gives a meaningful link with the research questions. The findings suggested that orphaned children under the care of elderly guardians have faced different psychological problems. This included anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Socially, they were subjected to various problems such as punishment, stigma, disparate treatment, self-isolation and poor communication. Besides, poverty, mistreatment, age and health problems of their elderly guardians were the main factors that attribute to the psychosocial problems of orphaned children cared by them. Thus, the provision of various psychosocial and economic supports to those orphan children and their guardians is the best mechanism to reduce their problems.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Social Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Andriamparany Edilbert RANOARIVONY
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2018 12:50
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2018 12:50
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8345

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