The meaning of the health concept through the perspective of families under personal and social risk situations

Authors

  • Viviane Barrere Martin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica
  • Margareth Angelo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Psiquiátrica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000500006

Keywords:

health concept, health care, family care, ethnographic analysis, families with low income

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the meaning of heath through the perspective of families under personal and social risk situations. The ethnographic analysis based the investigation and data were collected through interviews with the low income families of children attended by a Communitary Center in São Paulo city. The analysis of the interview contents allowed the identification of 7 cultural domains. The results of this stydy show the characteristics of knowledge, values and behaviours about the health concept, that are relevant to families, enabling the understanding of the family organization, that is significant to health care of each member and also the central role carried out by mothers in the studied culture.

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Published

1998-12-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 5 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

The meaning of the health concept through the perspective of families under personal and social risk situations. (1998). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 6(5), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000500006