"I Need to Love and to Be Loved": Perspective of Young Adults with Hearing Loss in Kabul-Afghanistan

Freba Amarkhail; Fahima Ibrahimkhil; Suriati Sidek

doi:10.47985/dcidj.386

Freba Amarkhail ⁽¹⁾, Fahima Ibrahimkhil ⁽²⁾, Suriati Sidek ⁽³⁾

(1) Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University, Afghanistan,

(2) Prof. Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University, Afghanistan,

(3) International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.47985/dcidj.386

Issue
Vol. 32 No. 1 (2021): Spring

Submitted
November 2, 2020

Published
May 6, 2021

Keywords:

Love and belonging needs, social needs, young adults, hearing loss, Kabul

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Abstract

Purpose: This research aimed to explore love and belonging or social needs, of
young adults with hearing loss in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Method: A qualitative research method specifically, the phenomenological
approach, was adopted to conduct this research. An in-depth semi-structured
interview was used to interview ten participants.
Conclusion: Overall, two themes and four sub-themes were derived from
thematic analysis. The finding indicates that social support from family members
and people in the surrounding, and a sense of belonging are fundamental social
needs of people with hearing loss. Further research is needed to investigate the
reasons behind the unmet social needs of people with hearing loss.
Limitation: The major limitations of the study were - lack of official data
regarding people with hearing disability in Afghanistan, non-availability of
sign language interpreters, and cultural constraints faced by female study
participants.

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Authors

Freba Amarkhail

Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University

farebaamarkhail@gmail.com (Primary Contact)

Fahima Ibrahimkhil

Prof. Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University

Suriati Sidek

International Islamic University Malaysia

Author Biographies

Freba Amarkhail, Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University

Freba Amarkhail is an Assistant Professor at the Special Education faculty, Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University. She earned her Master's degree from International Islamic University Malaysia in Human Sciences in Psychology (Clinical Counselling), and her degree in Special Education from Kabul Education University, Afghanistan. She published several articles in the academic magazine of Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University. She has also presented papers at conferences on Special Education.

Fahima Ibrahimkhil, Prof. Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University

Fahima is an Assistant Professor at Shaheed Prof. Rabbani Education University. She also works as a facilitator with the British Council, Afghanistan. She has a degree in Special Education from Kabul Education University, Afghanistan, and a Master's in Human Sciences from International Islamic University, Malaysia. Currently, she leads the Department of Education of people with visual disability under the umbrella of Special Education as an HoD. She has published several articles in the academic magazine of Shaheed Prof. Rabbani University.

Suriati Sidek, International Islamic University Malaysia

Suriati Sidek works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM. She has written numerous articles and published in journals and has also presented papers at conferences in the area of health psychology, behavioral science, and community health. Her area of specialization includes eating behavior, needs assessment, community health, weight loss behavior, body image, and qualitative inquiry. Her research interests are directed primarily at improving the health of the community, especially those at risk of obesity.

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Amarkhail F, Ibrahimkhil F, Sidek S. "I Need to Love and to Be Loved": Perspective of Young Adults with Hearing Loss in Kabul-Afghanistan. DCIDJ [Internet]. 2021 May 6 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];32(1):52-65. Available from: https://dcidj.uog.edu.et/index.php/up-j-dcbrid/article/view/386

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