“The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in Mexico
This article aims to analyze the experiences related to motherhood and care among mothers who attend mutual support groups to address alcohol-related harm in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. Drawing on the conceptual framework of collective health from a gender perspective, we contend that soci...
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Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús
2023-05-01
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| author | Nancy Araceli Méndez Romero |
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This article aims to analyze the experiences related to motherhood and care among mothers who attend mutual support groups to address alcohol-related harm in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. Drawing on the conceptual framework of collective health from a gender perspective, we contend that socioeconomic and gender-related factors influence the social determination of alcoholism and the health-disease-attention-care process. A qualitative study was conducted between May 2020 and January 2021, which included interviews with ten women who were selected based on specific criteria, as well as non-participant observation in a women’s Alcoholics Anonymous group. The main findings show how trajectories of alcohol abuse and its management are interconnected with trajectories of care. From there, it was possible to identify a “break in care,” a category that sheds light on mistreatment and the precariousness of life and health of women and their children.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0ee38e702054786af0c999c8de22ea72023-11-21T21:03:04ZengInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de LanúsSalud Colectiva1669-23811851-82652023-05-011910.18294/sc.2023.4334“The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in MexicoNancy Araceli Méndez Romero0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7910-7457Universidad Tecnológica de México This article aims to analyze the experiences related to motherhood and care among mothers who attend mutual support groups to address alcohol-related harm in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. Drawing on the conceptual framework of collective health from a gender perspective, we contend that socioeconomic and gender-related factors influence the social determination of alcoholism and the health-disease-attention-care process. A qualitative study was conducted between May 2020 and January 2021, which included interviews with ten women who were selected based on specific criteria, as well as non-participant observation in a women’s Alcoholics Anonymous group. The main findings show how trajectories of alcohol abuse and its management are interconnected with trajectories of care. From there, it was possible to identify a “break in care,” a category that sheds light on mistreatment and the precariousness of life and health of women and their children. https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/4334WomenAlcohol AbuseMothersCaringAlcoholics AnonymousMexico |
| spellingShingle | Nancy Araceli Méndez Romero “The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in Mexico Salud Colectiva Women Alcohol Abuse Mothers Caring Alcoholics Anonymous Mexico |
| title | “The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in Mexico |
| title_full | “The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in Mexico |
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| title_short | “The break in care”: Mothers’ experiences with alcohol abuse and care in Mexico |
| title_sort | the break in care mothers experiences with alcohol abuse and care in mexico |
| topic | Women Alcohol Abuse Mothers Caring Alcoholics Anonymous Mexico |
| url | https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/saludcolectiva/article/view/4334 |
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