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0460/2017 - Medicalização e Saúde Indígena: Uma análise do consumo de psicotrópicos pelos índios Xukuru de Cimbres.

Author:

• Valquiria Farias Bezerra - Bezerra, VF - <valquiria@pesqueira.ifpe.edu.br>

Co-author(s):

• Luana Beserra Cabral - Cabral, LB - <luana_cabral17@hotmail.com>
• Ana Carla Silva Alexandre - Alexandre, A.C.S - <ana.alexandre@pesqueira.ifpe.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5754-1778


Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the process of medicalization among the natives of the Xukuru people of Pesqueira, PE after the conflict occurred in 2003. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study developed with the indigenous attended at the base pole Xukuru of Cimbres. The final sample consisted of 75 individuals who used psychotropic drugs. The data were analyzed in SPSS version 18.0, using the chi-square test. Results and Discussion: it was observed that 8% of the studied population use psychotropic drugs, being the most used the BZD (78.67%). Regarding age, 68% are young adults and 26.67% are elderly. The income of 81.33% of families make more than one minimum wage. Regarding the marital status, 50.85% and 66.67%, respectively, of the indigenous group that uses BZD and other psychotropic drugs, are married. Conclusion: The study outlined the profile of the Xukuru Indians of Cimbres who used psychotropic drugs and showed a fragmented mental health care focused on the disease and the use of medication. The findings reveal a socio-economically vulnerable adult population, a pattern of chronic use of psychotropic drugs, and distancingtraditional indigenous cures, characteristics of the health medicalization process.

Keywords:

Mental health; Indigenous health; Traditional medicine; Medicalization.

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Bezerra, VF, Cabral, LB, Alexandre, A.C.S. Medicalização e Saúde Indígena: Uma análise do consumo de psicotrópicos pelos índios Xukuru de Cimbres.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Nov). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/medicalizacao-e-saude-indigena-uma-analise-do-consumo-de-psicotropicos-pelos-indios-xukuru-de-cimbres/16513?id=16513



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