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Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech

Background: Non-pharmacological therapy related to traditional, magical, and/or religious treatments for managing recurrent and non-recurrent seizures in children persists in several traditional communities. The research aims to investigate the concepts, beliefs, and types of traditional treatments...

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Autores principales: de Beltrão, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos, Carneiro, Yasmin Ventura Andrade, Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Araújo, Lima Junior, Luiz de Beltrão, Kerntopf, Marta Regina
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7919030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041875
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author de Beltrão, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos
Carneiro, Yasmin Ventura Andrade
Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Araújo
Lima Junior, Luiz de Beltrão
Kerntopf, Marta Regina
author_facet de Beltrão, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos
Carneiro, Yasmin Ventura Andrade
Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Araújo
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Kerntopf, Marta Regina
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description Background: Non-pharmacological therapy related to traditional, magical, and/or religious treatments for managing recurrent and non-recurrent seizures in children persists in several traditional communities. The research aims to investigate the concepts, beliefs, and types of traditional treatments used for cases of seizures in children reported by residents of a quilombola community. Methods: The research took place in the quilombo community Sítio Arruda, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. The study population consisted of 19 participants, including healers, prayers, and midwives. Applied a socioeconomic form and a semi-structured interview script. For data analysis, the Discourse of the Collective Speech (DCS) technique was used. Results: For the questions asked, a total of 14 central ideas were found. The most prevalent was seizure is the most common type of disease in children (50.0%); The seizure occurs because of the fever (42.0%); In the community, we treat and prevent seizures with the use of plants (63.2%). Conclusions: The present study’s results addressed relevant issues that include valuing and understanding the traditional knowledge of the community, access to health services, and the need for clarification actions about seizures.
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spelling pubmed-79190302021-03-02 Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech de Beltrão, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos Carneiro, Yasmin Ventura Andrade Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Araújo Lima Junior, Luiz de Beltrão Kerntopf, Marta Regina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Non-pharmacological therapy related to traditional, magical, and/or religious treatments for managing recurrent and non-recurrent seizures in children persists in several traditional communities. The research aims to investigate the concepts, beliefs, and types of traditional treatments used for cases of seizures in children reported by residents of a quilombola community. Methods: The research took place in the quilombo community Sítio Arruda, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. The study population consisted of 19 participants, including healers, prayers, and midwives. Applied a socioeconomic form and a semi-structured interview script. For data analysis, the Discourse of the Collective Speech (DCS) technique was used. Results: For the questions asked, a total of 14 central ideas were found. The most prevalent was seizure is the most common type of disease in children (50.0%); The seizure occurs because of the fever (42.0%); In the community, we treat and prevent seizures with the use of plants (63.2%). Conclusions: The present study’s results addressed relevant issues that include valuing and understanding the traditional knowledge of the community, access to health services, and the need for clarification actions about seizures. MDPI 2021-02-15 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7919030/ /pubmed/33671929 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041875 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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de Beltrão, Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos
Carneiro, Yasmin Ventura Andrade
Delmondes, Gyllyandeson de Araújo
Lima Junior, Luiz de Beltrão
Kerntopf, Marta Regina
Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title_full Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title_fullStr Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title_full_unstemmed Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title_short Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech
title_sort concepts, beliefs, and traditional treatment for childhood seizures in a quilombola community in northeastern brazil: analysis by the discourse of the collective speech
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7919030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041875
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