Structural determinants of indigenous health: A photovoice study in the Peruvian Amazon

Torres Slimming, Paola A.; Orellana, E.Roberto; Maynas, Jeiser S.

dc.contributor.author	Torres Slimming, Paola A.
dc.contributor.author	Orellana, E.Roberto
dc.contributor.author	Maynas, Jeiser S.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-10T18:11:35Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-10T18:11:35Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8006
dc.description.abstract	Indigenous populations in the Americas carry a disproportionate burden of disease. Common to populations affected by health inequities is the exposure to structural factors-social, political, environmental and economic-that shape the risks for disease. We conducted a photovoice study in three Shipibo-Konibo indigenous villages in the Peruvian Amazon. Twenty-four indigenous participants consented to take part. The study found that Shipibo-Konibo villagers are exposed to a series of structural factors such as malfunctioning latrines, lack of garbage disposal systems, lack of health services, migration, and mixing with outsiders which they see as important determinants of their health. While primary health care is urgently needed among indigenous communities in this region, any public health intervention must take into account the structural forces that affect indigenous people’s health.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseries	AlterNative
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Community-based participatory research (CBPR)	en_US
dc.subject	Photovoice	en_US
dc.subject	Shipibo-Konibo communities	en_US
dc.title	Structural determinants of indigenous health: A photovoice study in the Peruvian Amazon	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1177/117718011401000203
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#6.01.00
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.04.03
dc.relation.issn	1174-1740