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0310/2024 - “IT HURT ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CUDDLED MY SON”: NARRATIVES OF RACIAL INEQUALITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
ME DOI NÃO PODER TER AFAGADO MEU FILHO”: NARRATIVAS DAS DESIGUALDADES RACIAIS NO CONTEXTO DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19

Author:

• Roger Flores Ceccon - Ceccon, R.F - <roger.ceccon@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-1376

Co-author(s):

• Bárbara Caroline Gomes da Silva - Silva, B.C.G - <barbaracarolinegomesdasilva@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-5618
• Letícia Oliveira Marx - Marx, L.O - <leticiaoliveiramarx@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2790-3552


Abstract:

The objective of this study was to analyze the racial inequalities present in the narratives of people whose family members diedCovid-19 in Brazil. It has a qualitative approach and is ed in the perspective of social constructionism. Narratives about illness and death were produced through in-depth interviews with 35 subjects. The data were collected in 25 municipalities in seven Brazilian states, interpreted through Content Analysis and discussed based on the theoretical support proposed by Judith Butler. The narratives indicate that black people who diedCovid-19 faced difficulties in accessing health services, were cared for in the SUS, did not have home treatment, suffered restricted information about their health status and the family experienced financial problems after the death. Among those with white skin color, there was negligence and denialist practices, assistance provided by the private sector, with advanced medical technologies and no financial impact on the family. People who died constituted “precarious lives” in the context of the pandemic, and the black population was marked by vulnerabilities and racial inequalities, highlighting the need for anti-racist approaches in health practices.

Keywords:

Covid-19; Pandemic; Racial groups; Death

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Ceccon, R.F, Silva, B.C.G, Marx, L.O. “IT HURT ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CUDDLED MY SON”: NARRATIVES OF RACIAL INEQUALITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/Aug). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/it-hurt-me-not-to-be-able-to-have-cuddled-my-son-narratives-of-racial-inequalities-in-the-context-of-the-covid19-pandemic/19358?id=19358



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