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Racism in health services: a lack of care of violence against black women victims of sexual violence
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
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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 publ... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
health care delivery system; racism; violence; sexual abuse; health care; prophylaxis; social inequality; social rights; human rights; Brazil; South America
Classification
Social Problems
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 65-76
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) Supl.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i5.65-76
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed