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

Abstract: 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 p

Weitere Titel
Racismo nos serviços de saúde: a ausência do cuidado com as mulheres negras vítimas de violência sexual
Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 7 (2015) Supl. ; 65-76

Klassifikation
Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2015

DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i5.65-76
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53888-2
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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