دراسة تحليلية نوعية حول أثر وجود الإعاقة لدى أحد أفراد الأسرة في زواج الفتيات السليمات

الملخص EN

The current study aimed to identify the views of society when a family member has a disability, and the challenges that healthy girls face in society when there is a family member with a disability.

to achieve the objectives of the study, a qualitative approach was used through interviews, therefore, the researchers developed a form of questions that measure the objectives of the study.

the study sample consisted of (6) healthy sisters of brothers or sisters with disability, who meet the conditions for participation of the study.

the results of the study revealed that there is difficulty in accepting marriage for healthy girls who have brothers or sisters with disabilities because of the social consequences of disability.

the study also revealed that the community of relatives is dominated by fear, since the genetic factor of consanguineous marriage leads to having children with disabilities.

the results also showed that the presence of brothers or sisters with disabilities may result from many challenges that healthy sisters face when applying for marriage.

especially if they do not know the cause of the disability in the family.

the study confirms that community awareness plays an important role in increasing or decreasing the chance of marriage for healthy girls who have brothers or sisters with disabilities.

therefore, the study recommends to educate the community and provide appropriate knowledge, guidance and advice to potential spouses before planning marriage.