Saberes ancestrales y tradicionales de la parroquia Jadán. 2014

Abstract

The present study aimed to gather information and descriptive data in order to make a document containing detailed information on the characterization of traditional medicine practices applied in the care of pregnant women during their pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. The existence of these practices was interpreted as a result of the presence of certain underlying ancestral values in medicine of traditional knowledge, circumscribing for this study and as proof, specifically to the characteristics found in the case of Jatari Huarmi association located on Jadán in Azuay province. The information was collected under a qualitative approach, with a focus aimed towards Participatory Research in order to achieve the research objectives without neglecting the consideration of the value of ancestral medical techniques and traditions. In addition, observation of the researchers of this topic was the primary tool with which we worked in order to collect the necessary data in detail, without intervening directly or indirectly in the object of study. This motivation throughout the process embodiment of the present work was to obtain information to help in the future the doors open to work for inclusive medicine as a fundamental part of the rights of Ecuadorian citizens living as a multicultural and multiethnic territory.