Table 4 Emotions expressed by parents regarding their child’s situation
Description from parents or guardians | Emotion | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
- “me worry”, “pilim hevi”, “upset”, “bagarap”, “tingting planti”, “mi cry”, “not happy”, “mind na lewa blo me hangamap” (I am worried; I feel burdened; I am upset; I feel terrible; I am anxious; I cry; I am not happy; My mind and heart are hanging) - “mi lukautim em go na me die now, em me worry lo disla” (I am caring for her now but I am worried about her care after I die) | Sad, anxious or depressed | 8 (57%) |
- “em ba orait, me wanbel” (He will be okay, I am at peace) - “it’s unexpected but we accept it” | At peace with the diagnosis | 2 (14%) |
- “ mi fret” (I am scared) | Scared | 1 (7%) |
- “em mas wrong blo mipla ol parents” (It must be our fault as parents, we must have done something wrong) - “maybe mama blo em no kisim banis sut” (Maybe her mother was not vaccinated) | Guilt and blame | 2 (14%) |
- “mi faul. How em kisim disla sik?” (I am confused as to how he got this illness) | Confused | 1 (7%) |