Conocimientos, creencias y prácticas interculturales del autocuidado que poseen las mujeres climatéricas y menopáusicas de la parroquia Tarqui del cantón Cuenca 2022

Background: Climacteric and menopause are natural morph physiological processes of women that are experienced in a unique way. These stages usually occur between 45 and 55 years of age. In our country, there is a lack of knowledge regarding self-care practices that are essential to help cope with these processes without affecting their quality of life. Objectives: To describe the knowledge, beliefs and intercultural practices of self-care of women in climacteric and menopause the Tarqui region in 2022. Methods: A study was carried out with a qualitative approach of a phenomenological type that allowed us to know the meanings that individuals give to their experience from their perspective, describing them. The technique used for data collection was an in-depth interviews that were applied to 8 women from the communities of Morascalle and Tañiloma, the same one that was elaborated based on the categories. The information was recorded, transcribed into words and analyzed with the Atlas.ti program for proper categorization and data coding. Results: The in-depth interviews allowed to identify the knowledge that the climacteric and menopausal women of the Tarqui parish possess, in the case of the climacteric for some it was unknown, on the other hand they had a wide knowledge about the menopause, they knew the symptomatology and the possible complications that can be caused by poor self-care. To treat the signs and symptoms among its practices, healthy eating, physical activity, steam baths or specific mounts stand out. We can also highlight that there is a great influence of society, culture, economic resources and education regarding self-care, practiced by the women of the Tarqui parish.