Home Care for Hospitalized Children with Acute Respiratory Infections from a Cultural Approach; [Atenção domiciliar a crianças hospitalizadas com infecções respiratórias agudas a partir de uma abordagem cultural]

Murillo-Ruiz I.F.; Villarreal-Ortiz Y.B.; Díaz-Manchay R.J.; Vega-Ramírez A.S.; de María Mogollón-Torres F.; Díaz-Vásquez M.A. · Cultura de los Cuidados (2024) · DOI: 10.14198/cuid.22069

Resumen

Introduction: The cultural practices that mothers have to treat respiratory infections in their children can have positive or negative effects on their recovery. Objective: To describe the home care of the hospitalized child with acute respiratory infections from a cultural approach. Method: Descriptive qualitative study. The sample was represented by 12 mothers of children under five years of age with hospitalized acute respiratory infections. The data was collected through the semi-structured interview and was processed through content analysis. Results: Three categories are established: a) Use of traditional medicine as an ancestral practice to treat acute respiratory infections, b) Eating habits during acute respiratory infections, c) Clothing and hygiene customs against acute respiratory infections. Conclusions: The mothers treat respiratory infections with medicinal plants that are native to their community. There are positive aspects that must be preserved, such as providing breastfeeding during illness, but daily bathing must be negotiated, and oversleeping the child must be restructured. Likewise, the nursing staff must have knowledge about traditional medicine and its effects, in order to provide intercultural health education.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo