Discriminação racial e saúde: ações dos profissionais de saúde na assistência à mulher em processo de abortamento provocado
Racial discrimination and health: health professionals' actions in providing care women in the induced abortion process
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 26 (10), 2021
Publication year: 2021
Resumo Este artigo tem como objetivo avaliar as desigualdades raciais na assistência de profissionais de saúde ao abortamento provocado. Estudo de revisão sistemática, seguindo o modelo Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), a partir das seguintes bases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Science Direct, Portal de Periódicos Capes, com os descritores: "racism OR social discrimination AND abortion, induced AND health personnel OR comprehensive health care OR delivery of health care OR human rights", escolhidos mediante consulta ao DeCS e Medical Subject Heading (MeSH). Seguindo os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, analisaram-se 18 artigos, publicados entre os anos de 2005 a 2020 na literatura nacional e internacional. A maioria dos estudos encontrou uma relação significativa entre discriminação racial e violência institucional, incluindo o acesso e qualidade da assistência de pacientes em abortamento provocado. A discriminação racial é um fator de risco significativo para resultados adversos no atendimento.
Abstract 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.