Saberes de quilombos nas práticas de saúde: um estudo de revisão sistemática de literatura

Abstract

This systematic review study had as its purpose to identify the health practices of Quilombola communities, addressing traditional knowledge and the interventions of healthcare professionals. A total of 633 studies were analyzed, of which 19 were included, addressing techniques such as the use of medicinal plants and interventions of nurses who ought to adapt their practices to the cultural particularities of Quilombolas.  The following inclusion criteria were applied: publications in Portuguese, focusing on healthcare practices of Quilombolas between January of 2009 and November of 2023, available on the BVS database, Google Scholar, Scielo and the CAPES Digital library. The chosen search terms were: Quilombo, health practices and quilombola people knowledge associated with the Boolean operator ‘And’. The exclusion criteria included duplicates and studies out of the thematic field. Based on the results, it’s evident the need of taking into consideration politics which integrates quilombola traditional healthcare practices to the Sistema Único de Saúde (Brazilian public healthcare department) and the importance of training qualified professionals to work respectfully in this context.