Salud sexual y reproductiva en tiempos del COVID-19: accesibilidad de mujeres sordas y con discapacidad auditiva / Access of chilean deaf women to healthcare information and reproductive care
Rev. méd. Chile
; 149(9): 1317-1321, sept. 2021. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic threatened the accessibility and response of healthcare systems worldwide. People with disabilities face specific access challenges to healthcare services and to healthcare information in accessible formats.Aim:
To explore how deaf women acceded to information and sexual and reproductive health care during the first wave of COVID-19. Material andMethods:
Sixty-one women with a median age of 32 years diagnosed with deafness and hearing loss were surveyed using an online questionnaire about access to healthcare information and midwifery care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results:
Forty-nine percent of respondents lived in the Metropolitan Region. Sixty-eight percent of respondents mentioned that information about COVID-19 was not accessible for them. The main source of information that they used to learn about the pandemic were videos made by deaf people available on the internet. Seventy-five percent of women reported that they had not received accessible information about sexual and reproductive health, and 70.0% of women requiring midwife care could not book an appointment.Conclusions:
The pandemic generated a crisis in the Chilean healthcare system that demands a new strategy to ensure people's healthcare access. People with disabilities such as those herein studied are marginalized when these new policies are being discussed and implemented. Decision-makers and sexual and reproductive health services must improve their strategies to allow women with disabilities, particularly deaf women gain access.Key words
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Main subject:
Reproductive Health Services
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COVID-19
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article