Racism in health services: a lack of care of violence against black women victims of sexual violence

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Objective: to analyze the access and the use of health practices given to 40 women in a situation of sexual violence in a public health service of reference in the State Paraiba, Brazil. Method: It is a descriptive documentary study with a quantitative and qualitative approach, performed in a public service of the State of Paraíba reference to assistance to women in situations of sexual violence. Results: in 39% of cases the higher frequency of aggressions predominated in women of low-income social class, between 10-20 years of age, and 20% of them were pregnant at the time of the agression. Most of the victims were black women (72%). The type of sexual violence more employee was the rape (59%). Besides the delay to start the service, the exams for AIDS prophylaxis and emergency contraception, in 69% of notifications were not recorded. Conclusion: these aspects reveal the racism and the precarious conditions of health for black women, suggesting a possible non-valuation by health professionals, similar of what occurs in other social spaces in our society.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Racismo nos serviços de saúde: a ausência do cuidado com as mulheres negras vítimas de violência sexual ; Racismo en los servicios de salud: la falta de atención a las mujeres negras víctimas de violencia sexual
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 65-76
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7(Supl.)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; soziale Probleme ; Medizinsoziologie ; Gesundheitswesen ; Rassismus ; Gewalt ; sexueller Missbrauch ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Prophylaxe ; soziale Ungleichheit ; soziale Rechte ; Menschenrechte ; Brasilien ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Viana, Alba Jean Batista ; Sousa, Eduardo Sérgio Soares ; Neves, Ednalva Maciel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i5.65-76
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53888-2
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST