Cosmovision of the Afro-descendant Creole People of the city of Bilwi, in the health-disease process

Abstract

This research has a qualitative approach, an anthropological-ethnographic study, because it directly studies people or groups during specific periods, using participant observation and personal interviews to analyze their habitual environment, defining their social behavior and ways of perceiving the environment. The main objective was to analyze the worldview of the Afro-descendant Creole People of Bilwi, Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast, in the health-disease process. The interviewees were identified through chain sampling, with the participants being 3 men and 12 women. Among the main findings, women are mentioned as responsible for preventing diseases, maintaining health, and providing treatment to the sick at home, while passing on knowledge to their daughters/nieces. Regarding the perception of health, this is directly linked to the productivity of the subject in its day to day, that is, someone is considered sick, only when he is unable to carry out his daily activities. In addition, they coincide with the non-existence of particular sociocultural diseases in this town; however, they have a high rate of chronic conditions, heart problems, and diabetes, among others.