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    The Lived Experience of Mothers Whose Daughters are Victims of Sexual Abuse: The case of Addis Ababa.
    (Addis ababa university, 2021-09) Kinfe, Getamesay; Kassaye (PhD), Commander Demelash
    Child sexual abuse is a global phenomenon which affects not only the victim but also the caregivers. Research and intervention programs on child sexual abuse mostly focuses on the victims and perpetrators while largely ignoring the experiences of caregivers especially the mothers. Mothers often experience psychological and social pain and difficulties following child sexual abuse disclosure. It is seldom acknowledged that mothers experience secondary trauma and needs support after disclosure. Thus, it is important to explore and understand the mothers experience and support needs in the context of Ethiopia. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to explore the lived experience of mothers of sexually abused daughters. The research method was qualitative and used a phenomenological approach. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants. A total of five mothers were involved as a result of data saturation. Primary data were collected through interviews by using a voice recorder and field notes to enhance triangulation. Braun and Clarke’s six phases of thematic analysis technique were used to analyze the data. Three themes were identified by the findings of this study: psychological and social experiences of the mothers and their support needs. Findings revealed that psychologically mothers experienced guilty feeling and self-blame, anger, revenge, shock, depression, suicidal ideation, and socially they faced with alienation from family and community. In conclusion the study shows that the mothers experiences a lot of psychosocial difficulties following disclosure of the abuse and they too need and want support to restore from the trauma caused by their daughters sexual abuse. The study suggests greater attention be given to psychosocial needs of the mothers which might suggest potential advocacy and intervention activities by the concerned body. Keywords: Disclosure, non-offending Mothers and experience