Abstract

MORAN PEREZ, Ana Victoria. Risk, Uncertainty and Covid-19 among the Medical Personnel in Doctors’ Offices Adjacent to Private Pharmacies in Oaxaca de Juárez. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2022, vol.17, e600.  Epub Apr 17, 2023. ISSN 1870-4115.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2022.v17.600.

During the covid-19 pandemic, the medical staff in doctors’ offices adjacent to private pharmacies, a private healthcare service, played a fundamental role since 76% of people with symptoms of covid-19 sought the private sector. Based on a theoretical approach provided by medical anthropology, an analysis was made about we how risk is perceived by the medical staff in doctors’ offices located in Oaxaca de Juárez. Using in-depth interviews with eight physicians, it was demonstrated that the perception of risk is influenced, among other factors, by their condition of vulnerability, the perception of the doctor’s office as a “hazardous” environment, or the role behaviors of the medical profession. In addition, the paper sets forth that in the face of uncertainty, the dissemination of medical knowledge is the most effective practice to reduce harm.

Keywords : pandemic; medical knowledge; harm reduction; private sector.

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