Who is responsible for keeping children healthy? A qualitative exploration of the views of children aged 8-10 years old.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The issue of who is responsible for children's physical health is complex, with implications for targeting and developing strategies for health promotion and interventions to improve health. While there is evidence to suggest that children are able to construct notions of responsibility in relation to other areas of their lives, very little research has explored children's views of responsibility for their own health. The aim of this study was to explore children's views about who they feel is responsible for keeping them healthy.

Design

Focus groups were used to gather qualitative data using a semistructured topic guide. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used in an iterative, double hermeneutic approach to analyse the data.

Setting

Focus groups t

SUBMITTER: Goldthorpe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538025 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature