Testimonios y prácticas tradicionales sobre la muerte materna e infantil en la población Kichwa de la comunidad de Suscal, Cañar Ecuador 2003-2005

Abstract

In order to know the customs, knowledge, practices, traditions, meanings and perspectives of the Kichwa Canari, represented in the community of Suscal, address maternal and infant death, and determine how the health team influences the attitude and thinking of that population. "Grounded theory", semi-structured interviews with key informants are used. The results are analyzed, the atlas you with three stages: catgorización information, structuring networks of relationships, concept mapping and theorizing. The variables were: historical, political and socio-cultural background, location, geographic, demographic, housing, roads and media, family composition, socio-cultural and economic characteristics, health, protective and destructive processes. The conclusions and relevant results are related to maternal death psychologically affects the family structure; There disorganization, form another home husband and children have difficulty in social adapatación. The funeral of the mother, is the same as any member of the community, that of a child is different, placed flowers and papers with the names of children who died before as a sign of remembrance, there is music and dancing to thank God