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ArticleJournal of public health in Africa2022

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

Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Bernard Ekumah, Ruby Victoria Kodom, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan, Irene Korkoi Aboh, Reginald Quansah, Sheila A Boamah, Godfred O Boateng, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, David Teye Doku and 3 more

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Article in Journal of public health in Africa, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Samuel Asiedu OwusuDirectorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Bernard EkumahDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Ruby Victoria KodomDepartment of Public Administration and Health Services, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
Nancy Innocentia Ebu EnyanDepartment of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Irene Korkoi AbohDepartment of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Reginald QuansahBiological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
Sheila A BoamahSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Godfred O BoatengGlobal and Environmental Health Lab, Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas, Arlington, US.
Dorcas Obiri-YeboahDirectorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
David Teye DokuDirectorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Epaphrodite NsabimanaMental Health and Behavior Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Stefan JansenMental Health and Behavior Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Frederick Ato ArmahDirectorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GHUniversity of Ghana · GHUniversity of Rwanda · RWMcMaster University · CAThe University of Texas at Arlington · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 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.

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