Identity dimension of rural women and the sexual and reproductive health.

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the social representations of rural women about being a woman in the rural context and its implications for sexual and reproductive health. METHODS: this is a descriptive qualitative study with data triangulation, based on the Theory of Social Representations, developed with 31 women who live in the rural context of Minas Gerais (MG/BR). An in-depth interview with a semi-structured script was conducted. A lexical analysis was performed with the help of the ALCESTE 2012 software. RESULTS: the family relationship, especially the couple's, demonstrated subjectivities and was permeated by violence and normalized sexual practice. The imagery dimension of the ideal family seems to be responsible for exerting domination over rural women. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: rural women are subject to the norms and prescriptions of a patriarchal society. It is urgent to increase attention to sexual and reproductive health in an egalitarian and liberating way in order to minimize the consequences of machismo and conservatism.

Identity dimension of rural women and the sexual and reproductive health / Dimensión identitaria de las mujeres rurales y la salud sexual y reproductiva / Dimensão identitária da mulher rural e a saúde sexual e saúde reprodutiva

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the social representations of rural women about being a woman in the rural context and its implications for sexual and reproductive health. Methods: this is a descriptive qualitative study with data triangulation, based on the Theory of Social Representations, developed with 31 women who live in the rural context of Minas Gerais (MG/BR). An in-depth interview with a semi-structured script was conducted. A lexical analysis was performed with the help of the ALCESTE 2012 software. Results: the family relationship, especially the couple's, demonstrated subjectivities and was permeated by violence and normalized sexual practice. The imagery dimension of the ideal family seems to be responsible for exerting domination over rural women. Final Considerations: rural women are subject to the norms and prescriptions of a patriarchal society. It is urgent to increase attention to sexual and reproductive health in an egalitarian and liberating way in order to minimize the consequences of machismo and conservatism.

RESUMEN Objetivos: analizar las representaciones sociales de las mujeres rurales sobre ser mujer en el contexto rural y sus implicaciones para la salud sexual y reproductiva. Métodos: estudio cualitativo descriptivo con triangulación de datos, basado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, desarrollado con 31 mujeres que viven en el contexto rural de Minas Gerais (MG/BR). Se realizó una entrevista en profundidad con guión semiestructurado. Se realizó un análisis léxico con la ayuda del software ALCESTE 2012. Resultados: la relación familiar, especialmente de pareja, demostró subjetividades y estuvo permeada por la violencia y la práctica sexual normalizada. La dimensión imaginaria de la familia ideal parece ser la responsable de ejercer la dominación sobre las mujeres rurales. Consideraciones Finales: la mujer rural está sujeta a las normas y prescripciones de una sociedad patriarcal. Es urgente aumentar la atención a la salud sexual y reproductiva de manera igualitaria y liberadora para minimizar las consecuencias del machismo y el conservadurismo.

RESUMO Objetivos: analisar as representações sociais de mulheres rurais sobre ser mulher no contexto rural e suas implicações na saúde sexual e saúde reprodutiva. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, com triangulação dos dados, abordagem qualitativa, fundamentado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, realizado com 31 mulheres que vivem no contexto rural em Minas Gerais (MG/BR). Realizou-se entrevista em profundidade com roteiro semiestruturado. A análise foi do tipo lexical com auxílio do software Alceste 2012. Resultados: foram evidenciadas as subjetividades do relacionamento familiar, em especial do casal, sendo permeado pela violência e pela prática sexual normatizada. A dimensão imagética da família ideal parece ser responsável por exercer a dominação da mulher rural. Considerações Finais: a mulher rural encontra-se submetida às normas e prescrições de uma sociedade patriarcal. Faz-se urgente ampliar a atenção sobre a saúde sexual e saúde reprodutiva de forma igualitária e libertadora, no sentido de minimizar as consequências do machismo e do conservadorismo.