Thematic Analysis of Children‘s Health Care Play
Keywords:
Health literacy, Children, PlayAbstract
This study documents ways that preschooler‘s display health literacy. A participant-observation qualitative study in a preschool classroom (n=28) involved the introduction of health care materials for child-directed play. Six themes illustrate children‘s understanding, knowledge and behavior about health and health care as observed during the health care play.
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