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Stigma perceived by overweight women

2020; Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem; Volume: 73; Issue: suppl 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0321

ISSN

1984-0446

Autores

Cátia Suely Palmeira, Letícia Silva Santos, Sylvia Maria Barreto da Silva, Fernanda Carneiro Mussi,

Tópico(s)

Qualitative research in health

Resumo

to understand the experience of discrimination perceived by overweight women.a qualitative research conducted at an outpatient clinic in Salvador, Bahia, where eleven women were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed and submitted to thematic content analysis.the analysis of the statements expressed three categories: Suffering discrimination in different social contexts: denounced disrespect, hostility, veiled and/or explicit exclusion, prejudice, injustice and insults lived in public transport, at work, in the family environment, in social events and commercial establishments; Experiencing negative feelings about discrimination: revealed inferiority, sadness, shame, fear, anger, frustration, low esteem and discouragement faced by women; Reacting to discrimination: expressed isolation of marital intimacy and social encounters, removal from work, concealment of body and feelings and even illness of women.the discrimination experienced in various settings has caused suffering, embarrassment, negative feelings, shame, isolation and loss in women's lives.

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