An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta
Intestinal parasitosis is a disease that predominantly affects the most disadvantaged social groups, especially children, with the most vulnerable population being in rural areas and peri-urban areas of cities. In this sense, this article addresses the meanings that families attribute to a set of il...
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Parasitic diseases Child health Family Indigenous population Enfermedades parasitarias Salud infantil Familia Población indígena Doenças parasitárias Saúde infantil Família Populações indígenas |
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Parasitic diseases Child health Family Indigenous population Enfermedades parasitarias Salud infantil Familia Población indígena Doenças parasitárias Saúde infantil Família Populações indígenas Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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Parasitic diseases Child health Family Indigenous population Enfermedades parasitarias Salud infantil Familia Población indígena Doenças parasitárias Saúde infantil Família Populações indígenas |
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Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia |
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Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia |
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An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta |
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anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern salta |
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Intestinal parasitosis is a disease that predominantly affects the most disadvantaged social groups, especially children, with the most vulnerable population being in rural areas and peri-urban areas of cities. In this sense, this article addresses the meanings that families attribute to a set of illnesses that affect children, ranging from nutritional problems, chronic non-communicable diseases, skin allergies, gastrointestinal diseases, highlighting mainly the references to diseases caused by intestinal parasitosis. To do so, the native categories referenced by families to describe such illnesses are identified, the appropriation of certain terms derived from the relationship with health agents as well as the configuration of practices of indigenous groups that live in peri-urban neighborhoods of the city of Tartagal, San Martin department (Salta). Based on the contribution of the anthropology of health theorists, the diseases caused by intestinal parasites and other conditions that affect children are addressed as part of a collectively developed understanding, based on health interventions and care practices that are produced in vulnerable health environments, the product of territorial dispossession and confinement to unfavorable living spaces. |
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I10-R372-article-446562024-12-23T14:54:41Z An anthropological study of the meanings and practices of family care for children’s health in indigenous communities of northern Salta Un estudio antropológico de los sentidos y prácticas de los cuidados familiares en torno a padecimientos de salud infantil en comunidades originarias del norte de Salta Um estudo antropológico dos significados e práticas do cuidado familiar em relação às condições de saúde infantil em comunidades indígenas no norte de Salta Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia Suarez, Maria Eugenia Parasitic diseases Child health Family Indigenous population Enfermedades parasitarias Salud infantil Familia Población indígena Doenças parasitárias Saúde infantil Família Populações indígenas Intestinal parasitosis is a disease that predominantly affects the most disadvantaged social groups, especially children, with the most vulnerable population being in rural areas and peri-urban areas of cities. In this sense, this article addresses the meanings that families attribute to a set of illnesses that affect children, ranging from nutritional problems, chronic non-communicable diseases, skin allergies, gastrointestinal diseases, highlighting mainly the references to diseases caused by intestinal parasitosis. To do so, the native categories referenced by families to describe such illnesses are identified, the appropriation of certain terms derived from the relationship with health agents as well as the configuration of practices of indigenous groups that live in peri-urban neighborhoods of the city of Tartagal, San Martin department (Salta). Based on the contribution of the anthropology of health theorists, the diseases caused by intestinal parasites and other conditions that affect children are addressed as part of a collectively developed understanding, based on health interventions and care practices that are produced in vulnerable health environments, the product of territorial dispossession and confinement to unfavorable living spaces. Las parasitosis intestinales son enfermedades que afectan de manera preponderante a los grupos sociales más desfavorecidos, especialmente a niños/as, siendo la población más vulnerable la de las áreas rurales y zonas periurbanas de las ciudades. Es este sentido, el presente artículo aborda los sentidos que las familias le atribuyen a un conjunto de padecimientos que afectan a niños y niñas, que van de desde problemas nutricionales, enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles, alergias cutáneas, enfermedades gastrointestinales, destacando principalmente, las referencias a enfermedades producidas por parasitosis intestinal. Para ello, se identifican las categorías nativas referenciadas por las familias para describir tales padecimientos, la apropiación de ciertos términos derivados de la relación con los agentes sanitarios, así como la configuración de prácticas de los grupos indígenas que habitan en barrios periurbanos de la ciudad de Tartagal, departamento San Martin (Salta). A partir del aporte teórico de la antropología de la salud, se abordan las enfermedades producidas por parásitos intestinal y demás padecimientos que afectan a niños y niñas, como parte de una comprensión elaborada colectivamente, a partir de las intervenciones sanitarias y las prácticas de cuidado que son producidas en entornos sanitarios vulnerables, producto del despojo territorial y arrinconamiento a espacios de vida desfavorables. As parasitoses intestinais são doenças que afetam predominantemente os grupos sociais mais desfavorecidos, especialmente as crianças, sendo a população mais vulnerável a que vive em áreas rurais e periurbanas das cidades. Com base em um estudo etnográfico realizado com comunidades nativas assentadas em bairros periurbanos na cidade de Tartagal, se indaga sobre os significados atribuídos pelas famílias às doenças parasitárias em crianças e suas interações com as instituições de saúde, que são incorporadas às práticas usuais de cuidados com as crianças em condições ambientais deterioradas. O estudo é relevante por tratar-se de uma área com prevalência de mais de 20% de parasitismo intestinal na população infantil. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2024-12-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/44656 10.31048/nw6s7463 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 17 No. 3 (2024); 317-330 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 17 Núm. 3 (2024); 317-330 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 17 n. 3 (2024); 317-330 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/csz9nn88 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/44656/47640 Derechos de autor 2024 Maria Eugenia Suarez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |