Perception of risk among children: Exploring the risk of TB-rickettsial disease based on the children’s drawing pictures in a Mayan community of Yucatan
Karla Dzul-Rosado,
Teresita Castillo-León,
Elisia Montalvo-Nah
et al.
Abstract:Background: It is important to work on designs of health promotion strategies that involve educational interventions about the risk factors associated to TB-rickettsiosis (Tick-Borne rickettsiosis). Children’s drawings provide a window into their thoughts and feelings. The aim was to analyze children’s risk perceptions regarding by the presence of ticks in a rural community in southeast Mexico. Methods: The main framework used was a social cognitive perspective under the Health Belief Model. Study was carried … Show more
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