Funcionamiento de las redes de apoyo y el impacto sobre las familias que viven en las parroquias rurales de Quingeo y El Cabo durante la crisis de la COVID-19, 2020

Abstract

This research is based on the context of the socio-health crisis derived by COVID-19, where the importance of support networks as collaborative structures to manage a common good or problem has been considered. Changes have emerged in the daily activities of individuals, after this new situation, families and communities have opted for resilience strategies to cope with this harsh reality. In the case of rurality, there has been the support of institutional networks that have been present since community during this event, and the strengthening of family support networks that have been the only network present in rurality from the population. For this reason, this study was based on analyzing the role of support networks in the management of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact on families in the rural parishes of Quingeo and El Cabo, in the year 2020 that was the period of time where this virus hit humanity the hardest since no one was prepared to face it. For this, the case analysis modality was used, selecting the type of non-probabilistic intentional sampling, considering the units of analysis. The data collection technique used was the semi-structured interview directed at GAD staff, the presidents of the communities and the families of said parishes