Racial discrimination and health: health professionals’ actions in providing care women in the induced abortion process

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Ferreira, Aldo Pacheco¹  Cardoso, Gisela Cordeiro Pereira²  Nichele, Cíntia da Silva Telles²  Girianelli, Vania Reis¹  Silva, Angélica Baptista¹  Godinho, Marluce Rodrigues³ 

[1] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz;Fiocruz;Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

关键词: Abortion;    Health professional;    Racial discrimination;    Emergency medical services;    Human Rights;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-812320212610.10532021

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

This 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.

【 授权许可】

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