Rafael Fernandes Gomes, Pâmela Scarlatt Durães Oliveira, Maria Luiza Oliveira Silva, Sérgio Vinícius Cardoso de Miranda, Cristina Andrade Sampaio
This article aimed to map therapeutic itineraries in health care within rural Quilombola communities in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a section of a qualitative research conducted in six visited communities. The data was collected through 18 individual interviews, analyzed using the theoretical-methodological framework of Therapeutic Itineraries, and organized into three empirical themes. The narratives allowed for understanding the paths taken in health care by the Quilombola population, identifying the components of the popular subsystem (natural resources, the use of teas and home remedies), the family subsystem (transmission of knowledge and cultural heritage of care), and the professional subsystem (hospital level, medical care, primary and specialized attention)...
March 2024: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva