Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon.
<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population livin...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012840 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823864100919181312 |
|---|---|
| author | Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro Ana Paula Silva Oliveira Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo Rafaela Nunes Dávila Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior Altair Seabra Farias Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett Vinícius Azevedo Machado Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Felipe Leão Gomes Murta |
| author_facet | Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro Ana Paula Silva Oliveira Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo Rafaela Nunes Dávila Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior Altair Seabra Farias Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett Vinícius Azevedo Machado Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Felipe Leão Gomes Murta |
| author_sort | Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. In this scenario, the significant burden of snakebite envenoming (SBE) highlights the need for participatory research to address ways to minimize this situation. Thus, this study aimed to describe the priority health problems identified by this population and the ranking of SBEs in that context, mapping solutions according to the local reality.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>This study was conducted in Limeira, a riverine community located in Tabatinga, in the extreme Western Brazilian Amazonia, on the borders with Peru and Colombia. The research lasted approximately one year, from 2021 to 2022.It is a participatory study that followed three steps: baseline assessment of the community, community assembly, and final data analysis. The study included a total of 42 participants in the sociodemographic survey, which served as the basis for the subsequent stages of data collection. Of these 42 individuals, 32 participated in the qualitative interviews, and 20 took part in the community assembly. Participants emphasized snakebite envenoming as a significant health issue, though not the only one, and reported frequent encounters with snakes, underscoring its severity as a concern. The qualitative analysis identified three main themes: Snakebites in the Community, which focused on personal experiences with snakes; Common Health Problems, which addressed other health issues faced by community members; and Community Defining Solutions, which discussed strategies and solutions proposed by the community to address these challenges.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Improvements in health care delivery to populations living in Amazonian communities are possible with the judicious use of tested integrated interventions, particularly when the community identifies various concurrent health problems. SBE control programs in remote areas of the Brazilian Amazon should be planned with a multidisciplinary and intercultural approach, preferably integrated with broader interventions that address the population's needs for a range of health issues. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-95b7bf9b559247b7aa51830fe4207fa4 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| spelling | doaj-art-95b7bf9b559247b7aa51830fe4207fa42025-02-09T05:30:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352025-01-01191e001284010.1371/journal.pntd.0012840Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon.Alícia Patrine Cacau SantosEvellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé SilvaHiran Sátiro Souza da GamaJady Shayenne Mota CordeiroAna Paula Silva OliveiraJéssica Albuquerque AraújoRafaela Nunes DávilaHélio Afonso Amazonas JúniorAltair Seabra FariasJacqueline Almeida Gonçalves SachettVinícius Azevedo MachadoWuelton Marcelo MonteiroFelipe Leão Gomes Murta<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. In this scenario, the significant burden of snakebite envenoming (SBE) highlights the need for participatory research to address ways to minimize this situation. Thus, this study aimed to describe the priority health problems identified by this population and the ranking of SBEs in that context, mapping solutions according to the local reality.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>This study was conducted in Limeira, a riverine community located in Tabatinga, in the extreme Western Brazilian Amazonia, on the borders with Peru and Colombia. The research lasted approximately one year, from 2021 to 2022.It is a participatory study that followed three steps: baseline assessment of the community, community assembly, and final data analysis. The study included a total of 42 participants in the sociodemographic survey, which served as the basis for the subsequent stages of data collection. Of these 42 individuals, 32 participated in the qualitative interviews, and 20 took part in the community assembly. Participants emphasized snakebite envenoming as a significant health issue, though not the only one, and reported frequent encounters with snakes, underscoring its severity as a concern. The qualitative analysis identified three main themes: Snakebites in the Community, which focused on personal experiences with snakes; Common Health Problems, which addressed other health issues faced by community members; and Community Defining Solutions, which discussed strategies and solutions proposed by the community to address these challenges.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Improvements in health care delivery to populations living in Amazonian communities are possible with the judicious use of tested integrated interventions, particularly when the community identifies various concurrent health problems. SBE control programs in remote areas of the Brazilian Amazon should be planned with a multidisciplinary and intercultural approach, preferably integrated with broader interventions that address the population's needs for a range of health issues.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012840 |
| spellingShingle | Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro Ana Paula Silva Oliveira Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo Rafaela Nunes Dávila Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior Altair Seabra Farias Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett Vinícius Azevedo Machado Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Felipe Leão Gomes Murta Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. |
| title_full | Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. |
| title_fullStr | Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. |
| title_short | Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. |
| title_sort | participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the western brazilian amazon |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012840 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT aliciapatrinecacausantos participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT evellynantonietarondontomesilva participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT hiransatirosouzadagama participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT jadyshayennemotacordeiro participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT anapaulasilvaoliveira participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT jessicaalbuquerquearaujo participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT rafaelanunesdavila participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT helioafonsoamazonasjunior participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT altairseabrafarias participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT jacquelinealmeidagoncalvessachett participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT viniciusazevedomachado participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT wueltonmarcelomonteiro participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon AT felipeleaogomesmurta participatoryresearchtowardsthecontrolofsnakebiteenvenomingandotherillnessesinariverinecommunityofthewesternbrazilianamazon |