| South African Children's Understanding of AIDS and Flu: Investigating Conceptual Understanding of Cause, Treatment, and Prevention. | |
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PMID: 20631923 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The present study examined children's understanding of illness in a peri-urban community in South Africa where AIDS is prevalent (N = 138). Results suggest that children were surprisingly knowledgeable about AIDS at an early age, and may have even erroneously analogized from AIDS to the flu. Furthermore, all age groups attributed different causes for AIDS (transmitted by blood) and flu (casual contagion). However, although factual knowledge about AIDS was identified among all age groups, there was no evidence of understanding biological causal mechanisms. The data have implications both for developmental research on biological reasoning in diverse cultural contexts and for the design of health education programs. |
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Cristine H Legare; Susan A Gelman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Journal of cognition and culture Volume: 9 ISSN: 1567-7095 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-7-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101530311 Medline TA: J Cogn Cult Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 333-346 Citation Subset: - |
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University of Texas at Austin. |
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R01 HD036043-04//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD036043-05//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD036043-06//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD036043-07//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD036043-08//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD036043-09A1//NICHD NIH HHS |
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