Concepts, Beliefs, and Traditional Treatment for Childhood Seizures in a Quilombola Community in Northeastern Brazil: Analysis by the Discourse of the Collective Speech

Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos de Beltrão, Yasmin Ventura Andrade Carneiro, Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes, Luiz de Beltrão Lima Junior and Marta Regina Kerntopf
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Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos de Beltrão: Department of Nursing, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 1161 Coronel Antônio Luíz St, Crato, CE 63105-010, Brazil
Yasmin Ventura Andrade Carneiro: Department of Nursing, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 1161 Coronel Antônio Luíz St, Crato, CE 63105-010, Brazil
Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes: Natural Products Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Biological Chemistry, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, CE 63105-010, Brazil
Luiz de Beltrão Lima Junior: Department of Zootechnics, Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus Crato, CE-292 Gisélia Pinheiro, St. Crato, CE 63115-500, Brazil
Marta Regina Kerntopf: Department of Nursing, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 1161 Coronel Antônio Luíz St, Crato, CE 63105-010, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Non-pharmacological therapy related to traditional, magical, and/or religious treatments for managing recurrent and non-recurrent seizures in children persists in several traditional communities. The research aims to investigate the concepts, beliefs, and types of traditional treatments used for cases of seizures in children reported by residents of a quilombola community. Methods: The research took place in the quilombo community Sítio Arruda, Ceará, northeastern Brazil. The study population consisted of 19 participants, including healers, prayers, and midwives. Applied a socioeconomic form and a semi-structured interview script. For data analysis, the Discourse of the Collective Speech (DCS) technique was used. Results: For the questions asked, a total of 14 central ideas were found. The most prevalent was seizure is the most common type of disease in children (50.0%); The seizure occurs because of the fever (42.0%); In the community, we treat and prevent seizures with the use of plants (63.2%). Conclusions: The present study’s results addressed relevant issues that include valuing and understanding the traditional knowledge of the community, access to health services, and the need for clarification actions about seizures.

Keywords: beliefs and attitudes; epilepsy; seizures; traditional medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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