Poverty, Reproductive Health andPublic Health Policies in Chile

Arcos E.

Keywords: poverty, reproductive health, public health, vulnerability,reproductive rights

Abstract

n Chile the social inequality is the result of the accumulation and concentrationof income, wealth and property coming from the prevailing neoliberal model inthe chilean economy. Under this model, persistent gaps in basic living standards,precarious assets, disparities in health, and inequalities in well-being, employ-ment, treatment and safety of people have been configured. Using the case studymethodology, evidence of the phenomenon is presented, making an analysis of theexpression of poverty and other social determinants in the results of the reproduc-tive health of socially vulnerable women. Scientific literature on the situation ofexclusion and invisibility of subgroups of women who have experienced domesticviolence, unplanned pregnancy, early motherhood, migration and ethnic statusis analyzed. In turn, the results of effective transfers of health and social benefitsto women in social adversity are mentioned in the management of health policyand the social protection system. Finally, a reflection is presented on the need forinnovation in the processes of human capital formation in health and social science,and as a response, strategies are proposed to address it to from the complexity of thephenomenon of vulnerability and inequality in reproductive health analyzed.

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Editorial: OPEN ACCESS PEER-REVIEWED EDITED VOLUME
Fecha de publicación: 2021
Página de inicio: 2
Página final: 2
Idioma: Inglés
URL: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/75529
DOI:

10.5772/intechopen.96100