Parenting practices and family relationships during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOwusu, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorEkumah, B.
dc.contributor.authorKodom, R.V.
dc.contributor.authorEnyan, N.I.E.
dc.contributor.authorAboh, I.K.
dc.contributor.authorQuansah, R.
dc.contributor.authorBoamah, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorBoateng, G.O.
dc.contributor.authorObiri-Yeboah, D.
dc.contributor.authorDoku, D.T.
dc.contributor.authorNsabimana, E.
dc.contributor.authorJansen, S.
dc.contributor.authorAto Arma, F.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-18T10:32:31Z
dc.date.available2023-04-18T10:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been far reaching across almost every sphere of life. Families, which are the basic units of society, have not been spared the ravages of the pandemic. Changes in family daily routines as a result of COVID-19 can affect spousal relationships, parenting and childcare practices. However, the extent to which the pandemic has affected parenting practices and family relationships in Ghana is not known. The goal of this study was to assess how parenting practices and family relationships have been influenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Data for this paper was drawn from an online questionnaire response from 463 participants in Ghana as a subset analysis from a multi-country study on personal and family coping system with COVID-19 pandemic in the global south. The mean score for pre-COVID-19 relationship with partner (36.86) was higher (p<0.0001) than the mean score for during COVID-19 relationship with partner (35.32) indicating that COVID-19 has had negative influence on relationships. The mean score for pre-COVID-19 parenting (32.78) was higher (p<0.0001) compared to the mean score for during COVID-19 parenting (31.40) indicating negative influence on parenting. We have predicted that participants whose coping levels were “Well” on the average, are likely to be doing well in relationship with partners and parenting practices during the COVID-19 period. The challenging public health containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively influenced the relationship between partners and parenting practices in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/38855
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Public Health in Africaen_US
dc.subjectParentingen_US
dc.subjectpracticesen_US
dc.subjectrelationshipsen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleParenting practices and family relationships during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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