Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de cuidadores de niños/as menores de cinco años con enfermedad diarreica aguda en comunidades indígenas. Una revisión narrativa

Abstract

Acute diarrheal disease is a disease that is generally infectious in boys and girls and presents with an increase in the number of stools and a decrease in their consistency. This disease causes high rates of infant morbidity and mortality, especially in indigenous communities, where the social determinants of health are not favorable. From this context, this work aims to identify the knowledge, attitudes and practices of caregivers of children under 5 years of age with acute diarrheal disease, in indigenous communities with the purpose of knowing what is happening inside those communities. against disease. The methodological route was a narrative review of the literature to investigate, from the experience of other researchers, about this knowledge, attitudes and practices. The results of this review indicate that there are indeed unfavorable social determinants that include poverty, low educational levels, the absence of basic services and poor hygiene habits. In the same way, the knowledge, attitudes and practices for the management of children's diarrhea will increasingly be found, incorporating elements of classical medicine and traditional medicine. It is concluded that government public policies are insufficient to combat the disease.