Conocimientos y prácticas interculturales de autocuidado en las mujeres menopaúsicas en Nuevo Triunfo provincia de Morona Santiago, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Menopause is a natural stage of the aging process of women. In Ecuador, most women are unaware of the symptoms, complications, treatment and self-care practices during this new stage. (1) Self-care during this period is a fundamental part in each woman own well-being and to avoid possible complications during it. In our country there have been no studies on intercultural knowledge and practices of self-care in menopausal women in the Ecuadorian East. GENERAL PURPOSE: To determine the knowledge and intercultural practices of self-care in menopausal women of the Nuevo Triunfo Community of Morona Province, Santiago, 2017. METHODOLOGY: A qualitative, phenomenological study was carry out, this allowed us to know the meanings that individuals give to their experience, they try to see things from the point of view of other people describing them and interpreting them. The technique that was used for the data collection was the semi-structured interview that was applied to 9 women of the community of Nuevo Triunfo, the same one that was elaborated based on the categories. The information obtained was recorded by means of recordings, which were transcribed to the Atlas.ti program for proper coding, categorization and analysis. RESULTS: The results obtained from our research helped us to identify the intercultural knowledge and practices of self-care that menopausal women have in the community of Nuevo Triunfo