Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume 11 | Issue 2
Cleft Born Children: Families Perception
Alina Dutta Roy and Aditi Nath
DOI:10.30954/2231-458X.02.2020.1
Abstract:
Cleft born children are perceived differently by different people in the society. Therefore, these children find them in difficult situations. Hence, the paper made an attempt to understand the perception of family members about the causes of cleft birth and the problems faced by the cleft children. For the study, thirty families of cleft born children who have undergone cleft surgery from comprehensive cleft care centre, Guwahati has been selected conveniently. Structured interview schedule as a primary tool of data collection was used when secondary sources were like journals, reports, and websites. The study found that the causes held responsible for cleft birth by the family members are associated with superstitious belief which was debarring cleft children to receive proper treatment from the family. The study also found that the same cleft lip children are treated differently by the families after surgery. The family members feel surprised and happy seeing the cleft child like normal child. The lack of awareness about the genuine causes responsible for cleft birth among family members is creating mental stress among the parents of cleft children. Hence, the study suggested that there is a need to have proper awareness of the problems and the treatment procedures so that more and more people can get acquainted with cleft and treat it as a “birth disorder” which is curable.
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