Quality of life among indigenous people in a city on the Bioceanic Route: Quality of life among indigenous people in a city on the Bioceanic Route

Natanael dos Santos de Araújo; Antonio Jose Grande; Maria Inês Rosa; Edson da Costa Eduardo; Luciane Bisognin Ceretta

doi:10.20435/inter.v26i0.5005

Authors

Natanael dos Santos de Araújo State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9597-8241
Antonio Jose Grande State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS)
Maria Inês Rosa Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-2538
Edson da Costa Eduardo State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS)
Luciane Bisognin Ceretta University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20435/inter.v26i0.5005

Keywords:

indigenous peoples, health education, health behavior, Bioceanic Route

Abstract

Abstract: Indigenous peoples face historical inequalities that impact their health and quality of life, including difficulties in accessing basic services, low levels of education, and food insecurity. This quantitative cross-sectional study analyzed the quality of life of 42 self-declared indigenous adults (18–60 years old) living in urban areas of Jujuy, Argentina, a city on the Bioceanic Route. Non-probabilistic convenience sampling was used, using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the WHOQOL-BREF. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using Excel and SPSS. The mean age was 49.76 years (SD=13.21), with a predominance of women (66.7%) and complete secondary education (42.9%). The domain with the highest score was “Social Relations” (M=3.88; SD=0.79), followed by “Psychological” (M=3.47; SD=0.58). However, dissatisfaction with health (M=2.93), limiting physical pain (M=2.14), frequent negative feelings (M=2.19) and financial insufficiency (M=2.26) were observed. These factors negatively impacted the participants' quality of life. Therefore, it is concluded that there is an urgent need for intersectoral public policies that consider the sociocultural specificities of this population, aiming at promoting their physical, emotional and social well-being.

Author Biographies

Natanael dos Santos de Araújo, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS)

Graduation in Medicine at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Former Vice-President of the State Academic Medical Center and Alumni of the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations of Brazil (IFMSA Brazil) where he acted as President of a Local Committee and Coordinator of the Western Region.

Antonio Jose Grande, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS)

Postdoctoral internship in Public Health at the University of Oxford. Postdoctoral internship in Social Epidemiology at Kings College London. He holds a PhD in Internal Medicine and Therapeutics from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), with a sandwich internship at Bond University (Australia). Professor of Evidence-Based Health in the Medicine course at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Co-editor of the Portuguese version of the Testing treatments interactive website and member of the Cochrane Collaboration. He holds a Research Productivity Grant level 2 and was awarded a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences/Royal Society/British Academy of the United Kingdom.

Maria Inês Rosa, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

PhD in Epidemiology from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in Health Education from the Center for the Development of Medical Education (CEDEM) at Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP). She has a degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), medical residency in Gynecology and Obstetrics (HMIPV-Porto Alegre). Coordinator of the Translational Biomedicine Laboratory at University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Professor and advisor of the PPGCS (grade 7 from CAPES), Professor and advisor of the PPGSCol at UNESC.

Edson da Costa Eduardo, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS)

Graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Santa Cecília University in 2010 and master's degree in Solid Mechanics in 2019 from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC). Statistician and researcher at the Health Evidence Laboratory at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS).

Luciane Bisognin Ceretta, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC)

PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC). Master’s degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Law degree (in progress) from UNESC. Coordinates the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Collective Health and the Education through Work for Health Program (PET-Saúde). She is an articulator of CIES (Commission for the Integration of Education and Service of the Carbonífera Region of SC). She is the leader of the Research Group on Care Management, Vice-Leader of LADSSC – Laboratory of Health Law and Collective Health Comprehensiveness and Education in Health (GECIES). Member of the Research Group on Epidemiology, Laboratory of Translational Psychiatry and Coordinates the Research Group on University Management at UNESC. She is currently the Rector of UNESC, Researcher of the Postgraduate Program in Collective Health – Professional Master’s Degree at UNESC, President of ACAFE, Full Councilor at the State Council of Education of SC (CEE), Full Councilor at the National Council of Education (CNE), Vice-President of the Chamber of Higher Education of CNE and 1st Vice-President (Community Segment) at the Council of Rectors of Brazilian Universities (CRUB).

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Quality of life among indigenous people in a city on the Bioceanic Route