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- Title
Bariatric surgery, intersections of gender, race and social class: a cohort study.
- Authors
Silva Bastos, Larissa Cristina; Rodrigues da Silva, Thales Philipe; Dumont-Pena, Érica; Penido Matozinhos, Isabela; Figueiredo Manzo, Bruna; Penido Matozinhos, Fernanda
- Abstract
Objective: To discuss the profile of participants in bariatric surgery concerning the intersections of gender, race and class and the standardization of women's bodies. Methods: Cohort with 387 adults undergoing bariatric surgery between 2012 and 2014, in a general hospital in Minas Gerais General. The association between the studied variables was investigated in analyzes stratified by sex, a self-reported category. Results: The sample was predominantly composed of females, aged between 31 and 45 years old and brown skin color. There was a statistical difference between skin color, average family income between genders. Conclusion: The predominance of female bariatric surgeries is thought to be part of gender relations, which intertwine with race and class relations, forming hierarchies. It becomes necessary to link bariatric surgery, health education and other therapies that refer mainly to the freedom of the body to experience less hierarchical and healthier gender relations.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CULTURE; LIFESTYLES; STATISTICS; SOCIAL comparison; BARIATRIC surgery; RESEARCH methodology; RACE; INTERVIEWING; FISHER exact test; SEX distribution; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; QUALITATIVE research; SOCIAL classes; DISEASE prevalence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; ETHNIC groups; STATISTICAL sampling; STOMACH surgery; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; WOMEN'S health; LONGITUDINAL method; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2020, Vol 19, Issue 3, p2
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article