Stella Kiden

Stephen Wiw Bichiok Abstract Marriage in South Sudan operates simultaneously as an intimate partnership, a kinship arrangement and a community institution. This article examines indigenous marriage counselling as a psychosocial system rather than as a collection of isolated customs. Drawing…

Dr. Stephen Wiw Bichiok Abstract Marriage counselling in South Sudan sits at the intersection of indigenous authority, family systems, cultural continuity and an emerging professional mental-health sector. This article moves beyond a traditional-versus-modern binary by examining how the two counselling…

Dr. Stephen Wiw Bichiok Abstract Traditional marriage counselling remains an important source of relational guidance in South Sudan, yet its contribution to marital stability operates within rapidly changing social, economic and cultural conditions. This article examines perceived pathways linking traditional…

Bena Chobiu Mark Totuliano Abstract Infertility-related distress is generated not only by clinical uncertainty but also by family expectations, community stigma, religious meaning and the social value attached to parenthood. Psychoeducation confined to fertility clinics may therefore reach only part…

Bena Chobiu Mark Totuliano Abstract Infertility has psychological, relational, sociocultural and economic consequences that may remain insufficiently addressed when care concentrates primarily on biomedical diagnosis and treatment.  This study examined the psychosocial influence of infertility among adults in Juba, South…