Prácticas culturales de los padres o cuidadores de niños menores de 5 años respecto a la ira en un barrio de Floridablanca Santander

Abstract

Acute respiratory diseases (ARD) are a group of diseases that affect the respiratory system and are part of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age worldwide, which are IRA and EDA, especially due to acute respiratory infection (ARI), the objective of this study is to describe the cultural practices that parents or caregivers of children under 5 years of age have regarding IRA in a neighborhood of Floridablanca Santander, for this we carried out a qualitative ethnographic study, using a semi-structured interview, which was implemented in 4 parents or caregivers of children under 5 years, who previously accepted in the informed consent, we present the following results, according to this research Acute Respiratory Infections most known by mothers of children under 5 years are asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and common flu, most of the People come to home remedies to treat the IRA and these are taught by their families and adopted to their lifestyle, but also the ease of today's information helps people to independently seek treatments for it.