Start Date
10-8-2010 3:30 PM
End Date
10-8-2010 5:00 PM
Description
Background: In Chile the most important indigenous population lives in a determined territory, we found Mapuche people in the south and the Aymara people in the north of the country. The majority of the indigenous people live in the urban zones. However, the indigenous people that live at the rural areas are who conserve their traditional medicine practices.
The region of Arica and Parinacota is the northern region of Chile and has the largest concentration of the Aymara indigenous group in all of Chile.
At the rural areas are the women whom most attended at the public health system, especially for reproductive and sexual health, like pregnancy control and contraceptives methods.
The process of Chilenization took effect on the indigenous of Chile, the Aymara included, avoid the practices of the indigenous health system. Those could be a problem to access to the health and welfare of this group.
This study examines the perception of the women in reproductive ages, regarding the health care´s quality in the rural areas.
Methodology: Data were collected through in-depth interviews and survey with 422 Aymara women participants with ages between 15 and 44 years old (reproductive age) that used the public health system in rural areas of the Arica and Putre Provinces.
The questions were about their perception of primary health care quality, seeking information about traditional practices, Aymaran culture, and access to the official health care.
Results: Analysis of the interviews and surveys suggests that is important to know the Aymara culture and the traditional health system, to improve the official health care and, to propose the complementary health care. Actually, the perception of the quality could be improved.
Conclusions: This study describes that is necessary implement the indigenous health system to improve the health of the population and to improve de access to health care.
It is necessary the relationship between the traditional medicine and the occidental medicine. Monetary and human resources needs to be available to the healthcare professionals working with these communities in order to improved the health care in primary health level.
Health Care in Aymara women in the north of Chile
Background: In Chile the most important indigenous population lives in a determined territory, we found Mapuche people in the south and the Aymara people in the north of the country. The majority of the indigenous people live in the urban zones. However, the indigenous people that live at the rural areas are who conserve their traditional medicine practices.
The region of Arica and Parinacota is the northern region of Chile and has the largest concentration of the Aymara indigenous group in all of Chile.
At the rural areas are the women whom most attended at the public health system, especially for reproductive and sexual health, like pregnancy control and contraceptives methods.
The process of Chilenization took effect on the indigenous of Chile, the Aymara included, avoid the practices of the indigenous health system. Those could be a problem to access to the health and welfare of this group.
This study examines the perception of the women in reproductive ages, regarding the health care´s quality in the rural areas.
Methodology: Data were collected through in-depth interviews and survey with 422 Aymara women participants with ages between 15 and 44 years old (reproductive age) that used the public health system in rural areas of the Arica and Putre Provinces.
The questions were about their perception of primary health care quality, seeking information about traditional practices, Aymaran culture, and access to the official health care.
Results: Analysis of the interviews and surveys suggests that is important to know the Aymara culture and the traditional health system, to improve the official health care and, to propose the complementary health care. Actually, the perception of the quality could be improved.
Conclusions: This study describes that is necessary implement the indigenous health system to improve the health of the population and to improve de access to health care.
It is necessary the relationship between the traditional medicine and the occidental medicine. Monetary and human resources needs to be available to the healthcare professionals working with these communities in order to improved the health care in primary health level.