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Children's knowledge of health and illness: implications for health education
Author(s) -
EISER CHRISTINE,
PATTERSON DAVID,
EISER J. RICHARD
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1983.tb00326.x
Subject(s) - sociology of health and illness , health education , psychology , medicine , gerontology , developmental psychology , health care , nursing , public health , political science , law
Summary 20 children at each of 4 age‐levels (6, 8, 9 and 11 years) were interviewed about their knowledge of health and illness. Children were asked to define ‘being healthy’ and what they must do to remain healthy. Knowledge of diseases and their prevention was poor. Children assigned a central role to diet in maintaining good health. The results are discussed in relation to possible ways of improving health education to school‐children.