Significados de saúde e do Sistema Único de Saúde para as mulheres pescadoras artesanais do Brasil

Abstract

Fishing is a labor activity widely practiced in Brazil and which encompasses large populations of workers in a state of poverty and vulnerability. Studies claim that, especially in the case of women fishermen, working conditions expose them to occupational risks and diseases related to work. This study aims to understand the meanings of health, SUS and the humanization process in multidisciplinary care for artisanal fisherwomen in Brazil. The methodology adopted was a qualitative study, with a secondary data collection from the analysis of narratives of fisherwomen participating in the project “Health Education of Artisanal Fisheries Workers and Training of Multipliers Agents in Participation in the Management of Fisheries”. SUS”, which took place from July 2015 to February 2018, with the participation of 417 fisherwomen from 117 municipalities in 16 states of the country. It was observed that the concept of health for women fishermen is related to the balance between physical and psychological health, in addition, they seek quality of life through healthy eating and a work routine that is not harmful to health. It is concluded that fishing communities present conditions of social and economic vulnerability and fishermen end up being exposed to serious risks of diseases and work accidents. In the same way that the process of humanization of health services and assistance to artisanal fishermen is still insufficient.