Itinerary for patients with Acute Chagas Disease: From illness to coping in an Amazonian municipality |
( Vol-8,Issue-9,September 2021 ) OPEN ACCESS |
Author(s): |
Victor Viana da Graça, Iacà Proença Palmeira, Aline Silva O' de Almeida, Ângela Maria Rodrigues Ferreira, Sâmia Cristine Rabelo Borges, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Ana Caroline Guedes Souza Martins, Antônia Margareth Moita Sá |
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Chagas disease. Therapeutic itinerary. Cultural anthropology. |
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Objective: This study aims to understand the path from illness to coping with Acute Chagas Disease (ACD) by those who experience it. Method: Qualitative, descriptive study carried out in the city of Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil. Twenty patients with Acute Chagas Disease followed at a health clinic in 2018 participated in the study. Home visits were made to collect information through a semi-structured interview script with open and closed questions. For data analysis, thematic content analysis was used. The research complied with Resolution No. 466/12 of the Brazil National Health Council. Results: Most participants are aged between 20 and 39 years (40%), 50% are female, 60% had no personal income, 50% declared themselves to be Catholics, 65% reported being under current treatment for ACD and 5% had complications. When analyzing the interviewees' statements, three categories and their approaches emerged: 1) The meaning of having and living with ACD (The knowledge of patients about the disease; the impact of the disease on the patient and religiosity as a form of hope); 2) The carrier's relationship with their social groups (The positive aspects; the negative aspects and the repercussions of the illness on the family); 3) The influence of food culture related to patients with ACD (Our açaÃ, daily health).Conclusion: It is concluded that this research not only demonstrates that ACD has a great biopsychosociocultural thickness, due to its significance for those who experience it, but also is fraught with stigmas for being inserted in a cultural environment of eating habits based on the consumption of açaà pulp. |
Article Info: |
Received: 13 Jul 2021, Received in revised form: 23 Aug 2021, Accepted: 01 Sep 2021, Available online: 09 Sep 2021 |
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Advanced Engineering Research and Science