2012, Number 1
Institucional and community perceptions on addictive behaviours in Guayaquil
Fabelo RJR, Iglesias MS, Díaz LG
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 64-73
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: In today's world, the addictive behaviors are a serious problem for the humanity. The care of patients who consume psychoactive substances in the Republic of Ecuador has mainly been given on a private basis, but at present, it is recognized that addiction is a health problem to be managed by the public policies.Objective: to identify the perception of addictive behaviours in the Center of Education and Research for the Human Development and the Good Living and neighboring communities in Guayaquil.
Methods: the study was conducted in 2011 and adopted an ethnographic design in which document analysis, observation of participants, in-depth interviews and focused group interviews were included. The key informants were selected from an intentional sampling. The gathered information underwent a content analysis.
Results: The study revealed perceptions limited to the clinical model in the community management, the teaching-assistance and the research dimensions.
Conclusions: Both the Center and the neighboring communities have perceptions on addictive behaviors that are limited to the clinical-assistance model, which is a kind of barrier to the positioning of the public health model.
REFERENCES
González R. Mensaje a multiplicadores comunitarios sobre la repercusión social global del uso indebido de drogas. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2010 [citado 10 Oct 2011];36(1). Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-34662010000100016&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es