… This study therefore examines the beliefs and explanations … This was necessary in instances
where cultural or religious … stigma that is culturally associated with intellectual disability. The …

Background Equal access to mainstream healthcare services for people with intellectual
disabilities (ID) still requires attention. Although recent studies suggest that health professionals …

… healers play in relation to intellectual disability in South Africa. … ’ understanding and beliefs
about intellectual disabilities and … in African cultures in general where intellectual disability is …

… viewed as holding religious and cultural values and beliefs that would mean they continued
to care for their spouse with intellectual disabilities. In particular, the belief that “if you look …

… spectrum disorders (ASD), and intellectual disability (ID). In its … cultural research on parent
psychological and physical health outcomes, coping, and appraisal, including cultural beliefs …

… endorse traditional Vietnamese beliefs of karma and … cultures, where having a child with
IDD is in itself stigmatising (Chiu et al., 2013). In Western cultures, where individualistic beliefs …

… situations and cultural beliefs over time, this study adhered to this approach as a way in
which to study the caregiving experience of parents of children with intellectual disabilities. …

… of the adult with a disability, and culture seemed to have clear … Stereotypes towards intellectual
disability may have a strong … Four assessed beliefs and/or perceptions without assessing …

… can take various forms, including physical, intellectual, … the attitudes and causal beliefs
toward intellectual disability, which … , cultural and religious beliefs related to intellectual disability …

… mother of a child with intellectual disability is beset with several … beliefs, support, and hope
in raising their children with … associated with their cultural beliefs of spirituality and social …