Qualitative Themes on Caregiver Experiences for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Ethiopia

Ethiopian family caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy were interviewed to explore their experiences and support needs. The dataset contains qualitative themes and sub-themes derived from 13 in-depth interviews, analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Author Melkitu Melak published the data on figshare in April 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing emotional and psychological impacts on caregivers based on the 'emotional journey of caregivers' theme
• Identifying daily caregiving challenges based on the 'daily caregiving demands' theme
• Mapping support system gaps and needs based on the 'support systems and support needs' theme
• Studying the social and physical impact of long-term care based on the 'impact of caregiving' theme

Strengths

• Data is derived from 13 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with caregivers
• Analysis was conducted using reflexive thematic analysis with NVivo software
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Face-to-face, semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews conducted in Amharic, transcribed verbatim.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:25:03; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ethiopia