Lactar bonito (breastfeeding artfully): knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the Nasa indigenous people in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breastfeeding (BF) among indigenous people is considered a natural and socio-cultural practice that stems from worldviews and ancestral knowledge aimed at strengthening bonding and affection and transmitting history and language for cultural survival. Our study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about BF under the Nasa cosmovision of an indigenous people in southern Colombia.

Methods

This qualitative study is part of a project focusing on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). The photovoice technique was used with beneficiary mothers of Community Care Units (CCUs) attached to the Intercultural Early Childhood Program administered by the Nasa Paez Huila Indigenous Reservation. Fourteen CCUs participated, and 27 photographs and storie

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659265 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature