Stuttering in Lima, Peru: a qualitative case study of current concepts, theories, and treatment facilities.
The purpose of this study was to investigate within an ethnographic framework, certain cultural variables which may be factors in the etiology and presentation of stuttering as well as in the care provided for those who stutter. An assessment was made of the cultural influences upon the following variables of the transcultural investigation of stuttering: 1) epidemiological characteristics of stuttering; 2) attitudes of the stutterer and the stutterer's family, friends, therapists towards the defect; 3) cultural expectations which may be part of the etiology/perpetuation of the problem of stuttering, including an examination of these cultural expectations within the context of the stutterer's past and present home, work, and recreational lifestyles: 4) current theories and therapies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*