O uso de álcool e outras drogas na comunidade Kalunga de Cavalcante e suas redes de cuidado

• Autor(a) principal: Novais, Tatiana Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/5601
• topic: Grupo de ancestralidade no continente africano; Drogas recreativas; Redes de apoio social; Vulnerabilidade em saúde; Ancestry group on the african continent; Recreational drugs; Social support networks; Health vulnerability; CIENCIAS DA SAUDE

The Historical Site and Cultural Heritage Kalunga (HSCHK) is located at northeastern of Goiás, including areas of the following cities, Cavalcante, Monte Alegre and Teresina de Goiás. The Kalunga community is the largest quilombo of Brazil, by the difficulty of access, it still preserves centenarians habits such as, prays in Latin, own words, ways of living and endogamous marriages, forming large clans. Cavalcante holds 60% of HSCHK. Its "discovery" took place in the 1980s, by the anthropologist Mari Baiocchi. The Kalunga people arouses much curiosity and is the focus of many institutional actions, entities, among others. However, they live in precarious conditions of sanitation, poor access, poor infrastructure, low educational levels and social vulnerability. Despite many studies, from different areas, still there was no research on the use of alcohol and other drugs as well as their care networks. This study considered racism and repression around the drugs as a form of biopower. A nature applied and empirical research was performed. For this work, it was fundamental a partnership with state and municipal government agencies and the Federal University of Goiás, as well as leaders, forming a network. A process of immersion and approach to the territory and the community was held. Were performed: visits to HSCHK, meetings with leaders and representatives of local and state government, focal groups with the Community Health Agents (ACS), a course a questionnaire applied by the ACS at the community, interviews, network mapping and collective elaboration of harm reduction actions in the community traditional festivals, constituting as a participant action research. The data suggest that the habit of drinking is associated with the male, Catholic religion, and those who participate in the Kalunga parties. Alcoholic beverages are present in key moments of the Kalunga life, from his birth to death, in celebrations that mark the passage of time, the traditional practices of care as the root beverages preparations, and income generation. Smoking had a positive relationship with age and low education, they still preserve the habit of pipe smoking and snuff use, which is called Simonte. The participation in the parties is part of a community identity, lasting five days and with ritualistic practices. They are important spaces for care actions and harm reduction, developed by the community and by the entities involved. Due to its characteristics, and the social capital of this territory, there are possibilities to actualize a care network with actions aimed to technological development, considering enhancing and respecting local knowledge. From this work was consolidated the Kalunga Network, formed by researchers, institutional actors and people in the community.