Why and how do parents secretly abandon their children? The psychosocial burden they went through: Qualitative case study in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Yassin Mohammed Yesuf,
Adonawit Ayalew Bewketu,
Habib Seid Ahmed
Abstract:Purpose
Globally, studies on parents who secretly abandoned their children scarce and were unavailable in Ethiopia. This study, therefore, explored the lived experiences of mothers/fathers who secretly abandoned their children.
Methods
Qualitative case study design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposefully selected parents in Gondar city. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the data.
Results
In the present study, three core themes emerged: parents’ situation before… Show more
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