Care practices, popular knowledge, and health promotion among quilombola woman in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Objective was to investigate the health practices and knowledge among quilombola woman in the 'Baixada Maranhense' region, to understand how these practices are transmitted, transformed, and integrated into well-being and community identity. |Qualitative study was conducted using a hermeneutic-dialectical approach in the Quilombola community of Estiva dos Mafras, Mirinzal, Maranhão, Brazil. Thirteen quilombola woman selected by snowball sampling until theoretical saturation. Data were produced semi-structured interviews period September-December 2024, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The textual corpus was processed in software and thematically interpreted from a hermeneutic-dialectical perspective. Ethical approval was obtained in accordance with Brazilian regulations for social a

SUBMITTER: Diniz RCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12922991 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature