“God will decide her fate”: the trajectories of women with traumatic spinal cord injury in India

Sharma, Seema and Sivakami, Muthusamy (2022) “God will decide her fate”: the trajectories of women with traumatic spinal cord injury in India. Disability and Rehabilitation. pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating physical disabilities that unexpectedly affects physical, mental, familial, social, and economic aspects of people’s lives. This article analyses the trajectories of Indian women with SCI as they attempt to access health care after the injury. Based on a qualitative research paradigm, this study adopts a phenomenological approach and conducts in-depth interviews with 21 Indian women with traumatic SCI.

Item Type: Article
Authors: Sharma, Seema and Sivakami, Muthusamy
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English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Traumatic spinal cord injury, women health care and spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury trajectories, India
Subjects: Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology
Divisions: Azim Premji University > School of Development
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URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/4515
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