Woman at the end of the world: feminicidal violence against black women’s health
Mariana Freitas da Costa,
Cristiane Brandão Augusto,
Maria Celeste Simões Marques
Abstract:This article discusses feminicidal violence and some of its manifestations against Black women. It aims to highlight how everyday experiences and social and power relationships affect this population group and trivialize the violence that affects them, legitimizing high mortality rates from different preventable causes without these being considered a public health problem. Based on a bibliographical survey, the text shows the avoidability of deaths in cases of malignant neoplasms, HIV/AIDS, and suicide result… Show more
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