“Estrategia intercultural utilizada por mujeres en etapa menopaúsicas en la parroquia de Quisapincha del cantón Ambato”.

Abstract

Menopause is a significant biological process in women's lives. It is characterized by the cessation of the menstrual period and is associated with aging and infertility. It constitutes a stage in the life of women, in which psychological, social and cultural changes are presented; it is a period of transition that puts an end to the reproductive capacity of women. Therefore, the research was developed with the objective of determining the intercultural strategy used by menopausal women in the parish of Quisapincha Canton Ambato. For the development of the project, a descriptive, observational, non-experimental research was used, being the sample for the study 290 menopausal women belonging to the parish. The instrument used to collect the information was the survey consisting of 10 open and closed questions. Among the results obtained from the research it was evident that the intercultural strategy most used by the female population is the use of medicinal plants, the most used being chamomile, horsetail, plantain, chamomile and fig, the same as They help relieve symptoms and some ailments caused by menopause. To take advantage of the benefits of the plants they consume them through the infusion that is the most traditional form of preparation to have benefit from the healing properties