SELF-CARE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS - (UN) KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGARDING CULTURAL PRACTICES IN TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Conexao.v.17.17362.018

Abstract

It is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, part of the extension project with an interface in the research entitled “SELF-CARE: Interprofessional actions to promote health in traditional communities”. It aims to present the results obtained with the development of the first stage of that project. It was carried out from July to December 2020, by scholarship students and volunteers from PET Health Interprofessional, in the districts of Nossa Senhora da Guia and Aguaçú, located in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Six health professionals participated in three focused interviews conducted through Google Meet. The project unveiled a gap in health courses and the urgent need for Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry courses to rethink their curriculum in order to provide students cognitive and technical knowledge related to self-care cultural practices of traditional communities regarding the use of medicinal plants.

Author Biographies

Neudson Johnson Martinho, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - UFMT

Professor da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá – MT, Brasil. Doutorado em Educação.

 

Daniel Henrique Rodrigues Perdigão, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - UFMT

Aluno de Graduação da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá – MT, Brasil.

Victor Homero Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - UFMT

Aluno de Graduação da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá – MT, Brasil.

Published

2021-04-23