Racial discrimination and health: health professionals' actions in providing care women in the induced abortion process
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Authors
Ferreira, Aldo Pacheco
Cardoso, Gisela Cordeiro Pereira
Nichele, Cíntia da Silva Telles
Girianelli, Vania Reis
Silva, Angélica Baptista
Godinho, Marluce Rodrigues
Issue Date
2021
Type
Article
Language
other
Keywords
Abortion , Health Personnel , Racial discrimination , Emergency medical services , Human Rights
Alternative Title
Discriminação racial e saúde: ações dos profissionais de saúde na assistência à mulher em processo de abortamento provocado
Abstract
his paper aims to evaluate the racial inequalities in the care provided by health professionals concerning induced abortion. This systematic review study used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA) model, based on the following bases: Brazilian Virtual Health Library (BVS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), National Library of Medicine, and National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Science Direct, Capes periodicals portal, with the descriptors: “racism OR social discrimination AND abortion, induced AND health personnel OR comprehensive health care OR delivery of health care OR human rights”, selected via the DeCS and Medical Subject Heading (MeSH). Eighteen papers published between 2005 and 2020 in national and international literature were analyzed following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Most studies found a significant relationship between racial discrimination and institutional violence, including access and quality of care for patients undergoing an induced abortion. Racial discrimination is a significant risk factor for adverse care outcomes.
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Citation
Ferreira, A.P., Cardoso, G.C.P., Nichele, C.D.S.T., Girianelli, V.R., Silva, A.B., Godinho, M.R., 2021. Discriminação racial e saúde: ações dos profissionais de saúde na assistência à mulher em processo de abortamento provocado. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 26, 4623–4633.. doi:10.1590/1413-812320212610.10532021
Publisher
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva