Videojuegos para el Desarrollo del Lenguaje en Niños con Síndrome de Down: Fundación Fasinarm

Translated title of the contribution: Video Games for Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome: Fasinarm Foundation

Lucia Vega Castro, Maria Jose Macias Ruiz

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Abstract

The objective of this research is to identify the knowledge and practices on the treatment of diseases in the population of Casacay Parish, Ecuador. The research design is framed within a multimodal, quali-quantitative study. A total of 100 adults between 40 and 80 years of age participated in the study. The methods used were direct observation and interviews, in order to recognize health care practices with medicinal plants. Of the results obtained, 63% of the women were housewives and 16% of the men were farmers. Regarding the knowledge of traditional doctors, 73% of the population knows the herbalists, 17% know the Kakúos (scrubbers), while 6% of the women are midwives; in addition, 4% of the men are Shamanes. The treatment of health problems is based on medicinal plants in 75% of the sample; while 18% receive medical attention, but 7% self-medicate. In addition, it was found that 29 species of plants have diverse therapeutic applications. The form of consumption of these plants is by cooking infusion or tea. Among the most relevant conclusions, it was found that: The ancestral practice in the Casacay parish has a marked cultural behavior, prevailing beliefs and traditions that make medicinal plants to be used permanently.
Translated title of the contributionVideo Games for Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome: Fasinarm Foundation
Original languageSpanish (Ecuador)
Pages (from-to)675-699
Number of pages25
JournalPolo del Conocimiento
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Health care
  • Medicinal plants
  • Therapeutic uses

CACES Knowledge Areas

  • 111A Education

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