Revista Bioética ()

A case study of social vulnerability: thoughts for the promotion of health

  • Lucas França Garcia,
  • Marcelo Picinin Bernuci,
  • Andrea Grano Marques,
  • Sonia Maria Marques Bertolini,
  • Tania Maria Gomes da Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-80422019273326
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 3
pp. 430 – 438

Abstract

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Abstract Health promotion is a set of strategies that aim to improve the quality of life of individuals and populations. Since these strategies are based on social determinants of health, it is important to identify vulnerability issues in order to explore their impact on health care. The present study describes a case study showing the perception of women on poverty as violence and social vulnerability and the impact of the same on health. A qualitative study was performed, based on content analysis. The results are presented in narrative form and address: 1) poverty as social vulnerability; 2) poverty and perceptions of violence; 3) poverty and associated health outcomes. We found that poverty was a central question of social vulnerability which can be a determinant for women’s lives. It is therefore important to consider subjectivities regarding violence and social vulnerability on populations living in poverty when designing health promotion policies. Aprovação CEP-UniCesumar CAAE 72243617.7.0000.5539

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