Abstract:
Terreiro communities have historically suffered the effects of social inequalities, which stigmatize and discriminate against their culture and ways of producing life. The consequences of being deprived of social rights such as education and health, undermine the fundamental principles that ensure human existence and the promotion of social justice. Social, educational and health inequalities are part of the routine in these communities, assuming not only a historical remnant of slavery, but also the result of racial inequalities that have never ceased to exist in Brazil. The general aim of this study is to investigate the association between knowing how to read and write and race/color in the population over the age of 18 belonging to terreiro communities in Brazil registered in the Unified Registry for Social Programs between 2018 and 2019. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional analytical study using secondary data collected from
CadÚnico. Analyses were carried out using the outcome variable (knowing how to read and write), exposure (race/color) and covariates (age group, gender, person attending school, place of residence, person in paid work in the last year, income and Bolsa Família beneficiary). The Odds Ratio and respective 95% confidence interval were estimated. The results showed that black individuals over the age of 18 belonging to terreiro communities were 2.05 times more likely not to be able to read and write when compared to non-black individuals, as well as being male, aged 60 or over, living in rural areas, never having been to school and having an income of up to one minimum wage. The findings of the study showed an association between knowing how to read and write and race/color. This reinforces the need to improve access to formal education for the black population, especially those belonging to the terreiro communities, in order to change their living and health conditions.
