Aceptación de la Medicina Andina en el cantón Santa Isabel, 2017

Abstract

Background: andean medicine has reached a real boom in recent years, is currently used empirically that allows its daily practice in communities and parishes mainly achieved full development, being recognized by the population, and manifesting in the understanding, dialogue and respect for the rights of individuals. Objetive. To determine the acceptance of Andean medicine in the canton Santa Isabel, 2017. Methodology: The research is quantitative descriptive type cross - sectional, we worked with the inhabitants of the community Sulupali Santa Isabel parish, which was carried out a sampling calculation to obtain a population of 152 inhabitants. As an instrument applies to the form prepared by Álvarez Olivia (1), modified and tested by the authors; for approval he was subjected to a pilot and Cronbach's alpha was performed to obtain a result of 0.81, demonstrating that the instrument is reliable. In the analysis and tabulation of the obtained data the programs of Microsoft Word 2010, SPS version 15 were used. The presentation of the data was done in tables of frequencies and percentages with the respective statistical analysis. Results: the results have served to identify the acceptance of Andean medicine in the users of the community Sulupali Santa Isabel parish, identifying the most accepted people with 72.4% corresponding to the female gender, married 59.2% of Catholic religion with 86.8% and 53.9% of primary instruction. Conclusion: The users surveyed accept Andean medicine in their homes sometimes with 56.6%, the always 34.2%, that is to say 90.8% of the population and 9.2% do not accept Andean medicine, the affections The most frequently used by Andean medicine is the fright and bad air with an equal percentage of 28.3%, receiving Andean treatment with a value of 72.4%, improving its condition 59.9% and satisfying its needs, the 86.8% of users surveyed