Objectives: This analysis analyses the
coverage and reliability of the race/color item self-declaration, with data
collected from the national health information system in Brazil - DATASUS, and
from questionnaires completed by health staff working in the municipality of
Camacari, Bahia State, Brazil. Methodology: A descriptive study of
administrative data from national sources and a survey distributed at municipal
level were included in the methodology. Results: The race-color data available
in the national health system has very limited coverage and poor consistency,
and the municipality does not have a local database to direct management and
policies. The complexity and heterogeneity of health service types, a lack of
integration of health records, the resistance of health workers to request and
to complete race/color data, and the absence of a local database are the key
reasons explaining the poor coverage and accuracy of race/color data. The
questionnaire provided to health workers indicates that attitudes and
behaviours are resistant, hampering the enhancement of this item's coverage and
efficiency. CONCLUSION: These restrictions on the collection of racial
information, which are necessary for the preparation and expansion of social
policies and actions in the field of health, lead to the preservation of the
situation of discrimination and exclusion of black people in the field of
health, by disguising the racial peculiarities and diversities that exist in
the country and by introducing policies and actions aimed at reducing
discrimination and exclusion of black people.
Author(s) Details
Cristina Gomes
FLACSO, México.
Monday, 4 January 2021
The Relevance of Color/Race Data in Measuring and Reducing Inequalities and Institutional Racism in the Brazilian Health Services | Chapter 8 | New Horizons in Education and Social Studies Vol. 7
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