Black immigrants in São Paulo-Brazil: sociodemographic profile, reason for coming, embracement, and health
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Maria Cecília Leite de Moraes1, Linda Concita Nunes Araújo1, Climene Laura de Camargo1
1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Enfermagem, Grupo CRESCER, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Objective:
To understand the factors interfering in the living conditions (health) of black immigrant women. Therefore, we sought to know the sociodemographic profile, the reasons that led them to immigration, the embracement provided in the country, the presence of post-immigration illness, and the type of disease.
Method:
Quali-quantitative, cross-sectional study, carried out between March and October 2018, in the city of São Paulo-Brazil, with 33 black immigrant women. Data were obtained through interviews, guided by a semi-structured questionnaire. The responses were analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique.
Results:
Findings showed that 69% of the immigrants studied came from Angola, 45% feel discriminated against, 45.6% report post-immigration illness, with emotional issues being highlighted.
Conclusion:
The need to organize an internal agenda to serve similar groups is acknowledged, an essential attribution to the nation that aims to receive people, a commitment that refers to the promotion of means to embrace, aggregate, and incorporate people as citizens.
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