Tratamiento de enfermedades en una poblacion rural: ¿vigencia de elementos hispanicos?

Abstract

Treatment of common diseases were analyzed for a rural community-Guacarchue (Chile). This community has ancient hispanic roots. The main objective was to find if the hispanic elements are stil alive. The sample representative: 42 house-keepers; 50% of the sample were aged over 50 years and 50% were aged under 35 years. A semi-structured interview was applied at home. Results show the existence of hispanic elements especially in the treatment of folk and common illnesses. © 1983.