Agentes ancestrales: situación socio-económica y socio-laboral Cuenca – Ecuador

Abstract

In the present research called «Ancestral agents: balance, healing and life», the current situation in which the ancestral medical agents work in the canton of Cuenca is analyzed, with an emphasis on socio-economic and socio-labor factors, and their relationship with the Popular Economy and Solidarity The population studied were 105 ancestral agents belonging to urban and rural parishes of the canton of Cuenca, which are registered with the Ministry of Health. For its analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The results showed that medical practices are not influenced by socio-labor and socio-economic factors, individual characteristics such as age, sex, education, which are determinants for the performance of ancestral medical practices. These results confirm that the ancestral practices are carried out beyond the economic return, that its ultimate goal is to contribute to the healing of people, as a solidarity act, this is where ancestral practices and the popular and solidary economy converge, both seek to improve the conditions of people and contribute to the care of life.