“Two Cultures in Favor of a Dying Patient”: Experiences of Health Care Professionals Providing Snakebite Care to Indigenous Peoples in the Brazilian Amazon

“Two Cultures in Favor of a Dying Patient”: Experiences of Health Care Professionals Providing Snakebite Care to Indigenous Peoples in the Brazilian Amazon

In the Brazilian Amazon, deaths and disabilities from snakebite envenomations (SBEs) are a major and neglected problem for the indigenous population. However, minimal research has been conducted on how indigenous peoples access and utilize the health system for snakebite treatment. A qualitative stu...

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Main Authors: Felipe Murta, Eleanor Strand, Altair Seabra de Farias, Felipe Rocha, Alícia Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Tomé Rondon, Ana Paula Silva de Oliveira, Hiran Satiro Souza da Gama, Yasmim Vieira Rocha, Gisele dos Santos Rocha, Mena Ferreira, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Marcus Lacerda, Manuela Pucca, Felipe Cerni, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Anna Tupetz, Charles J. Gerardo, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Fan Hui Wen, Jacqueline Sachett, Wuelton Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
snakebite envenomations
antivenom
indigenous peoples
access to health care
Brazilian Amazon
intercultural health care
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/15/3/194

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