title: A Qualitative Study of the Status of Children's Play From the Viewpoints of Experts and Suggestions for Promotion Interventions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The latest national census reports the population of Iranian children (1 - 8 years old) about 11 millions. On the other hand, the latest population policies approved by supreme cultural revolution council (SCRC) will make this population increase faster. Childhood development is one of the social determinants of health, of which "child's play" is a part.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study is an effort to identify difficulties and challenges of the plays influential on Iranian children's health nationwide, in order to present enhancive strategies by utilizing the views of stakeholders and national studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyzing children's play stakeholders, main organizations were identified and views of 13 informed people involved in the field were investigated through deep semi-structured interview. A denaturalized approach was employed in analyzing the data. In addition to descriptions of the state, interventions development, and designing the conceptual model, national reports and studies, and other countries' experiences were also reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Society's little knowledge of "children's plays", absence of administrators for children's play, shortage of public facilities for children's play and improper geographical and demographic availability, absence of policies for Iranian "toy", and little attention of media to the issue are the five major problems as stated by interviewees.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proposed interventions are presented as "promoting the educational levels of parents and selected administrators for children's play", "approving the play and toy policy for Iran 2025", and "increasing public facilities for children's play with defined distribution and availability".
authors.affiliation: Parliament Research Center, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahbari
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Determinants of Health, National Institute for Health Research, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hajnaghizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Determinants of Health, National Institute for Health Research, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Damari
keywords: Child; Health; Play; Qualitative Research