Kaniuwatewara (when we get sick): understanding health-seeking behaviours among the Shawi of the Peruvian Amazon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Detailed qualitative information regarding Indigenous populations' health-seeking behaviours within Peru's plural healthcare system is lacking. Such context-specific information is prerequisite to developing evidence-based health policies and programs intended to improve health outcomes for Indigenous populations. To this end, this study aimed to characterize health-seeking behaviours, factors affecting health-seeking behaviours, and barriers to obtaining healthcare in two Indigenous Shawi communities in Peru.

Methods

Community-based approaches guided this work, and included 40 semi-structured interviews and a series of informal interviews. Data were analysed thematically, using a constant comparative method; result authenticity and validity were ensured via team

SUBMITTER: Bussalleu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature