Gui counho nha ndrere: estudo sobre as representações sociais da tuberculose no bairro de Mavalane na cidade de Maputo.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a through aerial via transmissible disease and is appointed to be the source of many deaths in underdeveloped countries like Mozambique. Research about this disease has generally revealed the importance of considering the social dimension of issues related to health, something that can help in prevention and treatment of diseases like tuberculosis. In this monograph we developed a research about getting social representations of tuberculosis, and relate them to discriminatory behavior that people suffering from TB go through. Working in Mavalane, Maputo city, made us come to conclusion that people really feel the disease physically; however there are some categories applicable to interpret and explain the TB situations. To compile this work we dealt with hypothetical-deductive approach as well as monographic procedure. Furthermore the gather techniques of data include bibliography research and interview done to both people suffering from TB and those who do not suffer from it. The monograph put forward significant contributions for sociology as it explores the social dimension of the disease, the way how people interpret the sense of tuberculosis. It is kind of research that analyses the problem according to social representation theory in combination with the views of the authors Moscovici (1969) and Minayo (1994). The empirical finding of the thesis leads to the conclusion that the way individuals represent tuberculosis determines the behavior of these in relation to tuberculosis. Moreover, the buildings on tuberculosis are reflected in how they position themselves in the face of contracting the disease.