Saberes, haceres y sentires. La diabetes tipo 2 en la comunidad indígena yoreme/ mayo, El Júpare, Huatabampo, Sonora, México

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the most complex diseases that infiltrates every corner of the world. Mexico and Sonora are not exempt. In indigenous communities, the impacts of this disease are even greater due to the poverty and marginality conditions in which they live. From an ethnobotanical perspective, the objective of this work is to identify knowledge, actions and feelings among the Mayo of Sonora, in relation to the treatment of Diabetes. The methodology used is mainly based on listening to the voices of the key social participants about their perception of the disease and the ways of taking care of it. It is a horizontal and exploratory type of investigation. Data collection is based on the application of three types of instruments: direct observation, semi structured interviews, and a community participation workshop. The participants included thirty patients with type 2 Diabetes located in one of the most important ceremony centers of the Mayo indigenous group, El Jupare, in the municipality of Huatabampo, Sonora. The findings indicate the meaning of type 2 Diabetes for the Mayo group and reflect their knowledge, actions and feelings to deal with this disease. They see type 2 Diabetes as a multicausal disease that combines biological, social and cultural aspects, where in turn traditional and conventional medicines converge. The results also highlight the role of Mayo women as essential key actors, who should be paid more attention to. One of the limitations was access to medical information on the study population due to the confidentiality of the topic.