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JUAREZ HERRERA Y CAIRO, Lucero Aída et al. Pandemic, Community Diagnosis, Health Assets, and Cervical Cancer Detection in Original Peoples. A Study in Sonora. Región y sociedad [online]. 2023, vol.35, e1672.  Epub 04-Set-2023. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys2023/35/1672.

Objective: to analyze social needs, health assets, and cervical cancer detection in women belonging to a community of original peoples in Miguel Aleman, Sonora, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: mixed design research, survey for community situational diagnosis, cross-sectional and descriptive study, semi-structured interview, non-participant observation with Jane’s walk, and core meaning identification analysis with topics, subtopics, and category integration. Results: most people were in marginalized and poverty conditions with diverse chronic and infectious diseases, but without COVID-19. They did not frequent medical services for fear of contagion, therefore, in the case of women, there was no possibility of cervical cancer detection. They primarily resorted to traditional medicine. Conclusions: it is important to identify health assets in the community context and not generalize the results. Furthermore, social and cultural diversity must be acknowledged, and affordable options for cervical cancer detection must be provided.

Palavras-chave : health assets; community health diagnosis; cervical cancer; COVID-19 pandemic; Sonora.