Table 8.

How to support carers

Theme: supporting carers
Sub-theme	Evidence
School attendance and child minding	‘I don't know but if there could be a support for my child to be taken to school I can even get relief. I took her once but she did not get any support so I brought her back that's why I cannot say what kind of help I need but all I need the most is for my child to attend school!’ Carer 016
	‘I need at least if there was anyone to take a look at the child so as to do my duties’ Carer 012
	‘I wish she gets helps as to be able to go to school’ Carer 022
Food and income	‘OK during this time when I'm taking care of my baby and when things are not ready and when food is not enough for the family that's when my health is affected. But during good times I don't experience many problems’ Carer 001
Equipment	‘Just the wheelchair because she will be able to go to school since it is tiresome for me to be carrying her everyday’ Carer 009
	‘My child is unable to walk and so if she get the callipers then she can even go to the toilet on her own, she is able to hold a cup but the problem is that the legs lack strength. Also if she can get the wheel chair, then I can even go with her anywhere I want because if she is alone at home then I cannot be paying special attention in whatever I will be doing/wherever I will be’ Carer 023
Access to therapy	‘by God willing if she also gets the full therapy to make her legs strong to be able to walk then I will appreciate a lot!’ Carer 023
	‘There are things like therapy because for now she is not attending any therapy so I wake up very early to do the therapy for her and then I put her on bed since there is no one to assist and give her support to sit on the chair, therefore it's like I do nothing’ Carer 006