Towards an indigenous definition of health: an explorative study to understand the indigenous Ecuadorian people’s health and illness concepts

Towards an indigenous definition of health: an explorative study to understand the indigenous Ecuadorian people’s health and illness concepts

Abstract Backgrounds An intercultural society facilitates equitable and respectful interrelations. Knowing and understanding each other’s sociocultural and linguitic contexts is a prerequisite for an intercultural society. This study explores the concepts of health and illness among healers of indig...

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Main Authors: Estefanía Bautista-Valarezo, Víctor Duque, Adriana Elizabeth Verdugo Sánchez, Viviana Dávalos-Batallas, Nele R. M. Michels, Kristin Hendrickx, Veronique Verhoeven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Latin America
Traditional medicine
Indigenous
Health
Illness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-1142-8

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-1142-8

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