Abordaje antropológico comparativo en torno a la incidencia del Chagas y la tuberculosis en inmigrantes bolivianos residentes en Barcelona y Buenos Aires, respectivamente
Alejandro Goldberg
Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas – CONICET
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras - Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Resumen:
En este trabajo se propone una exploración comparativa sobre la incidencia de dos tipos de enfermedades, el Chagas y la tuberculosis, en inmigrantes bolivianos de las ciudades de Barcelona y Buenos Aires, respectivamente.
Palabras clave: Inmigrantes bolivianos, Antropología Médica, abordaje sociosanitario comparativo, Chagas, tuberculosis.
Abstract:
A comparative anthropological approach around the incidence of Chagas and tuberculosis diseases in Bolivian migrants in Barcelona and Buenos Aires, respectively
One of the main contributions of Medical Anthropology to the study of public health towards migrant populations is the definition and characterization of clinical and socio-cultural aspects of social groups, aiming to build up knowledge for the design of sanitary policies, medical practices, individuals and the whole group of health interventions.
In this paper we present an exploratory and comparative study on Chagas disease and tuberculosiss, and its incidence in Bolivian immigrants of Barcelona and Buenos Aires, respectively.
Key words: Bolivian immigrants, Medical Anthropology, socio-sanitary and comparative approach, Chagas disease, tuberculosis.
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