Department of English, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Dec;53(12):4917-4928. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05582-3. Epub 2022 May 17.
In Nigeria and South Africa, women often have less voice and are less visible given cultural norms and related gender stereotypes. It is important to understand parents' gender roles in the context of caregiving for children with autism spectrum disorder because inequality in caregiving roles may influence the health of children with autism and that of their parents. We explored the lived caregiving experiences of male and female parents with autistic children in Nigeria (n = 15) and South Africa (n = 10) using structured and unstructured questionnaire. Results showed that women often experienced stress in relationship to multiple and substantial caregiving roles while men commonly limited their caregiving roles based on a patriarchal ideology related to their culture.
在尼日利亚和南非，由于文化规范和相关性别刻板印象，女性往往发言权较少，也不太显眼。了解父母在照顾自闭症谱系障碍儿童方面的性别角色很重要，因为照顾角色的不平等可能会影响自闭症儿童及其父母的健康。我们使用结构化和非结构化问卷，探讨了尼日利亚（n=15）和南非（n=10）自闭症儿童的男性和女性父母的实际照顾经历。结果表明，女性在承担多项重要照顾角色方面经常感到压力，而男性则根据与他们文化相关的家长制意识形态限制他们的照顾角色。
