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The perception of xerente indigenous about systemic arterial hypertension, in Tocantins
A percepção do indígena xerente sobre a hipertensão arterial sistêmica, no Tocantins
La percepción de lo indígena xerente acerca de la hipertensión arterial sistémica, en Tocantins
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Abstract Objective: The study aimed to understand the perception of Xerente people about systemic arterial
hypertension (SAH). Method: Field research with qualitative ethnography approach, with 29 hypertensive
Xerente indigenous. Results: Based on data, it resulted in two categories: “High blood pressure b... view more
Objective: The study aimed to understand the perception of Xerente people about systemic arterial
hypertension (SAH). Method: Field research with qualitative ethnography approach, with 29 hypertensive
Xerente indigenous. Results: Based on data, it resulted in two categories: “High blood pressure by the
perception of indigenous” and “The meaning of food for indigenous”. Conclusion: the emergence of SAH for
Xerente people is recent and it is related to changes in lifestyle. Despite not knowing how to conceptualize
the disease, indigenous related about symptoms and changes that they noticed in their body. It is necessary
that health professionals act with sensibility and being open to listening and knowledge exchange, in order
to attend indigenous people needs and respect their cultural values.... view less
Keywords
Brazil; South America; ethnic group; indigenous peoples; health behavior; health; consciousness; life style; health care; health education
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Medicine, Social Medicine
Free Keywords
Hypertension
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4549-4562
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4549-4562
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed