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Children's views about health: assessing the implications for nurses

British Journal of NursingPublished 12 October 1995
Mel Chevannes
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TL;DR

Children's lay health beliefs of the importance of ethnicity in structuring their views are examined and the views which emerge are discussed in relation to their implications for nurses.

Abstract

This article explores how children, in interacting with parents, peers and others, acquire their beliefs about health and health-related matters and examines children's lay health beliefs of the importance of ethnicity in structuring their views. These themes are developed in interviews with children about health and health-related matters. The views which emerge are discussed in relation to their implications for nurses.

Keywords

Social SciencesHealth Professions