Implementación de la práctica de medicina tradicional en el centro de salud Carlos Elizal de distrito 01D02 período mayo-octubre 2018

Abstract

The project was carried out with the objective of analyzing the implementation process of the practice of traditional medicine in the Carlos Elizalde Health Center District 01D02. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, the sample represented by 50 users and 20 providers of health, for the data collection a self-made survey was applied, validated in another group with the same characteristics, which consists of 12 questions. Results: 28% of the users have an age of 50 years, 62% correspond to the female sex, married marital status (60%), the level of instruction corresponds to secondary completed with one (46%). The (40%) are from rural areas, 60% in urban areas. 36% of people indicate that the use of traditional medicine does not harm health as drugs and 34% indicate that they have no scientific basis. 90% agree that traditional medicine be incorporated in health centers. 70% of the health personnel know the existence of a planning of activities in traditional medicine. 90% of users and 80% of health personnel agree that traditional medicine is incorporated into health centers as a therapeutic alternative. 42% of users and 65% of health personnel have received training in traditional medicine. 80% of health personnel know that there is a regulation that supports traditional medicine. Conclusions: The investigation allowed to know the cultural determinants that show the use of medicinal plants as a therapeutic alternative for the prevention and cure of diseases.