Medicina Intercultural como tratamiento alternativo del Covid-19 en la ciudad de Guayaquil.
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2019-09
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Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Carrera de Enfermería
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La medicina intercultural actualmente se ha convertido en un medio de tratamiento muy importante para la sociedad, siendo eficáz para ciertas patologías principalmente relacionadas a problemas respiratorios. El Ecuador se caracteriza por una gran diversidad étnica, con una identidad común forjada de creencias y costumbres milenarias. La pandemia del covid-19 ha ocasionado gran demanda y saturación en los servicios hospitalarios, falta de insumos y medicamentos. Es por ello que la población buscó alternativas asequibles de prevención. El objetivo es describir las prácticas utilizadas de la medicina intercultural como tratamiento alternativo del covid-19 en la ciudad de Guayaquil, se aplicó metodología cuantitativa de tipo descriptivo, con diseño no experimental utilizando como técnica de recolección de datos la encuesta a través de un cuestionario de preguntas aplicados a 378 personas que acuden al centro de salud “Estrella de Belén” y que han presentado signos y síntomas de covid-19, cuyos resultados indicaron que un 91% cree en los beneficios de la medicina intercultural, como principal recurso la población utilizó plantas medicinales, con un 74% el uso de jengibre, seguido de un 34% el eucalipto, un 54% prepara estas plantas en infusión y el 96% manifiesta que su utilización benefició su salud. Conclusiones: Se logró identificar los beneficios y el tipo de prácticas que utiliza la comunidad como tratamiento alternativo para tratar y prevenir el Covid-19.
Intercultural medicine has now become a very important means of treatment for society, being effective for certain pathologies mainly related to respiratory problems. Ecuador is characterized by great ethnic diversity, with a common identity forged from ancient beliefs and customs. The covid-19 pandemic has caused great demand and saturation in hospital services, lack of supplies and medicines. That is why the population looked for affordable prevention alternatives. The objective is to describe the practices used in intercultural medicine as an alternative treatment for covid-19 in the city of Guayaquil, a descriptive quantitative methodology was applied, with a non-experimental design using the survey as a data collection technique through a questionnaire of questions applied to 378 people who go to the “Estrella de Belén” health center and who have presented signs and symptoms of covid-19, the results of which indicated that 91% believe in the benefits of intercultural medicine, as the main resource for the population used medicinal plants, with 74% using ginger, followed by 34% eucalyptus, 54% preparing these plants in infusion and 96% saying that their use benefited their health. Conclusions: It was possible to identify the benefits and the type of practices that the community uses as an alternative treatment to treat and prevent Covid-19.
Intercultural medicine has now become a very important means of treatment for society, being effective for certain pathologies mainly related to respiratory problems. Ecuador is characterized by great ethnic diversity, with a common identity forged from ancient beliefs and customs. The covid-19 pandemic has caused great demand and saturation in hospital services, lack of supplies and medicines. That is why the population looked for affordable prevention alternatives. The objective is to describe the practices used in intercultural medicine as an alternative treatment for covid-19 in the city of Guayaquil, a descriptive quantitative methodology was applied, with a non-experimental design using the survey as a data collection technique through a questionnaire of questions applied to 378 people who go to the “Estrella de Belén” health center and who have presented signs and symptoms of covid-19, the results of which indicated that 91% believe in the benefits of intercultural medicine, as the main resource for the population used medicinal plants, with 74% using ginger, followed by 34% eucalyptus, 54% preparing these plants in infusion and 96% saying that their use benefited their health. Conclusions: It was possible to identify the benefits and the type of practices that the community uses as an alternative treatment to treat and prevent Covid-19.
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MEDICINA ANCESTRAL, TERAPIAS ALTERNATIVAS, COVID-19