Opinion Paper - Special Collection: Disability Unplugged

Parenting a child with disability in rural South Africa: Navigating the healthcare system

Marubini C. Sadiki
African Journal of Disability | Vol 11 | a942 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.942 | © 22022 Marubini C. Sadiki | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 07 September 2021 | Published: 25 October 2022

About the author(s)

Marubini C. Sadiki, Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa

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Keywords

parenting; children with disability; rural; experience

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