Emotional ‘journey’ of street beggars with vision impairment: a study from Ghana

dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Z.
dc.contributor.authorOppong-Asante, K.
dc.contributor.authorNkornu, N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T11:31:56Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T11:31:56Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to understand the experiences of street beggars with vision impairment in Ghana. The study employed a qualitative research approach, specifically phenomenology. Twenty-five (25) participants were purposively sampled from three (3) busy streets in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide and data collected was analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings showed that visually impaired street beggars experienced personal losses such as jobs, relationships and independence. In addition, the results showed that participants experienced daily challenges with regards to street begging. Further, street beggars with vision impairment reported a range of emotional experiences due to vision loss and street begging. The findings are discussed in relation to enhancing care and management of street beggars with visual impairments in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2114881
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/42006
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDisability & Societyen_US
dc.subjectVision lossen_US
dc.subjectwell-beingen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.titleEmotional ‘journey’ of street beggars with vision impairment: a study from Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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