Mulher e negra: avaliação da desigualdade de saúde no Brasil pelo recorte de gênero e raça

Abstract

The present work presents discussions about health inequality according to the vision of a new paradigm, which considers social factors as determinants of health and disease conditions. In this way, the category “gender” and “race” will serve as a highlight to show the influence of distinctions between white and black women with regard to the health status of individuals in Brazilian society. As a large part of the literature on health encompasses issues related to socioeconomic aspects, in this work we will use them as the social class category. It is worth remembering that health inequality can be studied both in terms of morbidity and mortality. Race hierarchizes, acts as a social marker of difference between groups and is also a factor that produces inequalities in power, resources and opportunities, especially when associated with other socioeconomic factors that affect the health status of individuals. To test the hypothesis, we propose the use of micro data from the (National Health Survey) for the year 2013.