Culturally-based health promotion programmes

Miranda, J. Jaime; Malca, Rosa; Bedriñana, Eduardo; Loayza, Efraín

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“…As their own community selects them and they work on a voluntary basis, it is possible that without continuous training or moral support they will abandon their tasks. In contrast, traditional birth attendants and traditional healers were the most confident of the community health workers among the Quechua population, due to prevailing health beliefs that they share with their community [ 21 , 26 ]. This probably reflects the acceptance of their long-standing role within the indigenous health system.…”

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On the front line of primary health care: the profile of community health workers in rural Quechua communities in Peru

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Objective: To describe the profile of community health workers -health promoters, traditional birth attendants and traditional healers -in rural Quechua communities from Ayacucho, Peru. Methods:Basic quantitative and qualitative information was gathered as part of a community health project implemented between 1997 and 2002 in 40 Andean communities with information from questionnaires, personal interviews and group discussions.Results: The majority of current community health workers are men with limited education who are primarily Quechua speakers undertaking their work on a voluntary basis. Health promoters are mostly young, male, high school graduates. There exists a high drop-out rate among these workers. In contrast, traditional healers and traditional birth attendants possess an almost diametrically opposite profile in terms of age, education and drop-out rates, though males still predominate. At the community level the health promoters are the most visible community health workers. Conclusion:It is very important to consider and to be aware of the profile of community health workers in order to provide appropriate alternatives when working with these groups as well as with the indigenous population, particularly in terms of culture, language and gender issues.

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“…Las cifras promedio a nivel nacional enmascaran una realidad de indicadores divergentes y de disparidades en donde las zonas de los Andes y de la Amazonía figuran entre las más desfavorecidas, además de una clara y marcada diferencia urbano-rural 5 .…”

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¿Políticas de salud y salud politizada? Un análisis de las políticas de salud sexual y reproductiva en Perú desde la perspectiva de la ética médica, calidad de atención y derechos humanos

Miranda

Yamin²

2008

Cad. Saúde Pública

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La ética médica es considerada entre los profesionales de salud como la disciplina que proporciona las bases para brindar una atención adecuada a los pacientes. En los últimos años, los conceptos de calidad de atención y derechos humanos - así como sus diversos discursos acompañantes - se han sumado al concepto de ética médica entre los paradigmas a tener en cuenta en la atención de las personas, tanto a nivel individual, así como a nivel de políticas de salud. El presente trabajo busca analizar tales paradigmas, utilizando como estudio de caso las políticas de salud sexual y reproductiva que se dieron en Perú en los últimos 10 años.

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“…Moreover, while these figures are useful for international comparisons, they mask enormous disparities within the country, where the Andean and Amazonian regions fare poorest and there are marked disparities between rural and urban areas throughout Peru (Miranda, 2002;Miranda, Malca, Bedriñana and Loayza, 2002).…”

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Frameworks for Understanding Dilemmas of Health Care in a Globalized World: A Case Study of Reproductive Health Policies in Peru

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Yamin²

2005

Journal of International Political Theory

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Culturally-based health promotion programmes

Cited by 4 publications

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On the front line of primary health care: the profile of community health workers in rural Quechua communities in Peru

On the front line of primary health care: the profile of community health workers in rural Quechua communities in Peru

¿Políticas de salud y salud politizada? Un análisis de las políticas de salud sexual y reproductiva en Perú desde la perspectiva de la ética médica, calidad de atención y derechos humanos

Frameworks for Understanding Dilemmas of Health Care in a Globalized World: A Case Study of Reproductive Health Policies in Peru

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