Cultural practices linked to health care and perception on the attention health facilities in residents of high-andean settlements in Huancavelica, Peru

Authors

  • Félix Valenzuela-Oré Cultural practices linked to health care and perception on the attention health facilities in residents of high-andean settlements in Huancavelica, Peru
  • Franco Romaní-Romaní Oficina General de Investigación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. Médico Cirujano
  • Betty M. Monteza-Facho Centro Nacional de Salud Intercultural, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. Licenciada en Enfermería, Magister en Salud Pública
  • Duilio Fuentes-Delgado Dirección de Gestión de Investigación e Información de la Gerencia de Medicina Complementaria, EsSalud. Lima, Perú. Médico, Maestría en Bioética y Gestión de la Calidad
  • Enma Vilchez-Buitron Salud Sin Límites. Lima, Perú. Licenciada en Enfermería, Magister en Gerencia Social
  • Oswaldo Salaverry-García Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Médico, Doctor en Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3603

Keywords:

Perception, Health knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Primary health care, Traditional medicine, Andean, Peru

Abstract

Inequalities in terms of access and quality of healthcare persist, especially among Andean populations, such as the community of Chopcca. Here, we describe the perception of healthcare provided in medical facilities as well as the practices linked to health care in residents of settlements in the Huancavelica region. We carried out a cross-sectional study by means of a structured questionnaire administered to 775 residents of urban and rural towns of the Yauli and Paucará districts. 68.7% refer always using medicinal plants to cure themselves; 86.7% never made a “payment” to Mother Earth; 81.4% has not practiced coca qaway or sara qaway. 88.5% of respondents visit the medical facility when they fall ill. 57.4% refer that the healthcare staff always transmits confidence and security, this proportion is higher in rural vs. urban areas (64.6% versus 28.8%). The communities under study demand the healthcare services offered by the formal system; nevertheless, traditional cultural practices persist, being the most important one the use of medicinal plants.

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Published

2018-04-05

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Brief Report

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Valenzuela-Oré F, Romaní-Romaní F, Monteza-Facho BM, Fuentes-Delgado D, Vilchez-Buitron E, Salaverry-García O. Cultural practices linked to health care and perception on the attention health facilities in residents of high-andean settlements in Huancavelica, Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];35(1):84-92. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/3603

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