Meanings of ‘Tuberculosis’ in Rural Indigenous Communities from a Municipality in the Colombian Amazon

• Published in: Investigación y Educación en Enfermería Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 165 - 173
• Main Authors: Sanchez, Alba Idaly Munoz, Mesa, Yurian Lida Rubiano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medellín Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Enfermeria 01.05.2017; Universidad de Antioquía; Universidad de Antioquia
• Subjects: actitudes y prácticas en salud; atitudes e prática em saúde; attitudes; Community; conhecimentos; conocimientos; focus groups; grupos focais; grupos focales; health knowledge; indigenous population; investigación cualitativa; pesquisa qualitativa; población indígena; população indígena; practice; Qualitative research; Rural areas; Tuberculosis; Colombia

Objective. The purpose herein was to describe the meanings on tuberculosis (TB) in rural indigenous communities from a municipality in the Colombian Amazon. Methods. This was an ethnographic study with theoretical reference of dialectical hermeneutics, which created focus groups, one for each rural...