INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO PARENTS.
Thank you for participating in the research, I would like to ask you some questions regarding your child,
your family and effects of drugs and substances that you face as parents having a child who abused drugs
and substances. Please remember that answers will be keep confidential and will only be reported as a
group not as individual families. This interview should be conducted with the primary caregiver / parent
/guardian.
Section A: Information about your child.
1.
What is your relationship to your child. (mother, father, caregiver, non-family caregiver)
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Child’s date of birth.
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What is your employment status?
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What is the gender of your child?
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How old is your child now (age in years)
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What is the primary language that your child is exposed to at home?
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Section B: Information about the family.
7.
Does your child have any other siblings or close relatives who abused drugs and
substance?
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8.
If yes to 7, please specify the age and gender.
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9.
Who is the primary caregiver of your child?
*Caregiver: An individual, such as a family member or guardian, who takes care of a child with
an impairment and helps him or her with activities of daily living.
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Section C: Information about effects of drugs and substances abuse on children aged 10-17
years in Glenview area, Harare
10.
What do you understand by drugs and substance abuse?
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11.
Explain challenges that you are facing as parents having a child who abused drugs and
substances
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12.
Explain how successful you think you are in your parental role in dealing with those
challenges in addressing the needs of your children at school?
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13.
Explain your relationship with friends and family since the day you realized that your child
is abusing drugs and substances?
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14.
Can you identify the types of treatment offered to your child and management strategies
that you are practicing in dealing with drugs and substances?
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15.
Explain how should mental health interventions be adapted for the needs of children who
are victims of drug and substance abuse in Glenview District?
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16.
can you please explain your efforts as a parent and community in curbing drugs and
substances abuse in schools
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Thank you for your co-operation