Health beliefs of school-age rural children in podoconiosis-affected families: A qualitative study in Southern Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Abebayehu Tora (Author), Getnet Tadele (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Colleen M McBride (Author), Gail Davey (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Several studies have suggested investigation of health beliefs in children to be an important pre-condition for primary prevention of disease. However, little effort has been made to understand these in the context of podoconiosis. This study therefore aimed to explore the health beliefs of school-a...