Estudo quantitativo, descritivo que teve como objetivo conhecer e caracterizar as condições sociodemográficas, reprodutivas e de proteção social de mulheres que vivenciam alta fecundidade, em um grande centro urbano. A população pesquisada constituiu-se de 441 mulheres residentes em Curitiba que tiveram o quinto filho, ou mais, no ano de 2005, identificadas pela declaração de nascido vivo do último filho. Realizaram-se visitas domiciliares para entrevistas nos anos de 2006 a 2008. Para a coleta dos dados foi utilizado um questionário semi-estruturado. Os resultados foram apresentados em tabelas com frequencias absolutas e relativas, médias e desvio padrão. Os resultados permitiram delinear o seguinte perfil: mulher migrante do interior do estado, residente há mais de dez anos na capital, proveniente de família com muitos filhos, com média de idade de 35 anos e cinco anos de estudo, com mais de uma união, vivendo em união consensual, trabalhando em subemprego, com renda média aproximada de R$ 600,00, responsável por sete dependentes ou mais. Perfil que confirma claramente a vulnerabilidade dessas mulheres e suas famílias. Conclui-se que a busca ativa de mulheres com alta fecundidade pelas equipes de saúde da família, priorizando suas necessidades, contribuiria para a redução das desigualdades sociais e em saúde a que elas estão sujeitas.
Palavras-chave:
taxa de fecundidade
direitos reprodutivos
vulnerabilidade social.
Abstract:
A quantitative , descriptive study aimed to identify the social and demographic characteristics of women in a big city in Brazil, as well as their reproductive and social protection conditions. The target population consisted of women with the last of five or more children born at the year 2005, living in Curitiba, identified by the registration system of new born babies. Interviews at households were carried out with 441 women from 2006 to 2008 using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data obtained in the study were presented in tables with absolute and relative frequencies, averages and standard deviations. From the results it is possible to delineate the following profile: migrant women in the state, living for over ten years in the capital, coming from large families, with a mean age of 35 years and five years of school, with more than one marriage, living in consensual union, underemployed, with an average income around US$ 352 to cover the needs of seven or more dependents. This profile clearly confirms the social vulnerability of these women and their families. The study concludes that active searching for women with high fertility by family health teams, in order to prioritize their needs, would help to reduce their social and health inequalities.
Keywords:
fertility rate
reproductive rights
social vulnerability
PROFILE OF WOMEN WITH HIGH FERTILITY IN A BRAZILIAN BIG CITY
Resumo (abstract):
A quantitative , descriptive study aimed to identify the social and demographic characteristics of women in a big city in Brazil, as well as their reproductive and social protection conditions. The target population consisted of women with the last of five or more children born at the year 2005, living in Curitiba, identified by the registration system of new born babies. Interviews at households were carried out with 441 women from 2006 to 2008 using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data obtained in the study were presented in tables with absolute and relative frequencies, averages and standard deviations. From the results it is possible to delineate the following profile: migrant women in the state, living for over ten years in the capital, coming from large families, with a mean age of 35 years and five years of school, with more than one marriage, living in consensual union, underemployed, with an average income around US$ 352 to cover the needs of seven or more dependents. This profile clearly confirms the social vulnerability of these women and their families. The study concludes that active searching for women with high fertility by family health teams, in order to prioritize their needs, would help to reduce their social and health inequalities.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
fertility rate
reproductive rights
social vulnerability
Soares, VMN, Soares, VMN, Schor, N. PERFIL DE MULHERES COM ALTA FECUNDIDADE EM UM GRANDE CENTRO URBANO NO BRASIL. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/out). [Citado em 02/01/2025].
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