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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Izabel Cristina Santiago Lemos de Beltrão, Yasmin Ventura Andrade Carneiro, Gyllyandeson de Araújo Delmondes, Luiz de Beltrão Lima Junior, Marta Regina Kerntopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
beliefs and attitudes
epilepsy
seizures
traditional medicine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1875

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