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0036/2015 - The structure of social representations of health and illness among members of social movements
A estrutura das representações sociais sobre saúde e doença entre membros de movimentos sociais

Author:

• Helena Eri Shimizu - Shimizu, H.E. - Brasília - Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - <shimizu@unb.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5612-5695

Co-author(s):

• Muna Muhammad Odeh - Odeh, Muna Muhammad - Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - <muna.odeh@gmail.com>
• Ximena Pamela Bermúdez - Bermúdez, Ximena Pamela - Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva - <ximenapam@gmail.com>
• Jéssyca Reis e Silva - Silva, Jéssyca Reis e - Universidade de Brasília - <s.jessycareis@gmail.com>
• Luciana Melo de Moura - Moura, Luciana Melo de - Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal - <melo310577@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-2171

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

The aim of the study was to identify the structure of social representations regarding health and illness as expressed by representatives of social movements. The study included 66 members of social movements in the Distrito Federal, Brazil. A questionnaire was applied to obtain the socio-economic profile of the participants and the free association technique was used in order to identify the likely peripheral and central core of the social representations, analyzed by software EVOC (Ensemble de Programmes Permettant l’Analyse des Évocations) version 2000. The study results indicate that the majority of the participants are activists for periods over six years, are male, young adults, with above high school level education, monthly income over two minimum salaries, and are users of the Brazilian Unified Health public system. Concerning the social representations of health structure, it was found that “quality of life” comprised the core system, while in the case of the social representations of illness structure, the core was found to be “suffering”. The study suggests that the respondents´ social representations of health and illness remain distant from a Social Determinants paradigm considered necessary for the assertion of the right to health and for achieving life quality.

Keywords:

Health Illness Social Representation Social Movements

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Shimizu, H.E., Odeh, Muna Muhammad, Bermúdez, Ximena Pamela, Silva, Jéssyca Reis e, Moura, Luciana Melo de. The structure of social representations of health and illness among members of social movements. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Apr). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-structure-of-social-representations-of-health-and-illness-among-members-of-social-movements/15101



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