Health terminators in working children: a critical ethnography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple factors influence the health of working children, including cultural, behavioral, and environmental determinants. Identifying and understanding these factors is essential for developing effective interventions. This study aimed to identify and critically analyze the factors-termed "health terminators"-that undermine the physical and mental health of working children, considering cultural, behavioral, and environmental influences.

Methods

This study is the second part of a larger ethnographic research conducted in Tehran, employing a qualitative critical ethnographic design over four years. Data collection included prolonged participant observation in workplaces, homes, and schools, semi-structured interviews with children aged 10-18 and key informants, in

SUBMITTER: Jafari H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature