Family planning policies in João Pessoa - PB: analysis of the contradictions encountered between official and practical discourses

Authors

  • Edméia de Almeida Cardoso Coelho USP; Programa Interunidades de Doutoramento em Enfermagem
  • Maria de Fátima Gomes de Lucena Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Departamento de Serviço Social
  • Ana Tereza de Medeiros Silva USP; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342000000200001

Keywords:

Health policy, Family planning, Women's health

Abstract

This research project's main objective is to analyze the contradictions encountered between official and practical discourses ref erent to f amily planning in public heal th policies in João Pessoa, PB, Brasil ,using as its ref erence, PAISM (Program f or A ssi stance in Women' s Heal th). The pol icy was anal yzed ac cor ding to i ts of f icial in ten tions and i ts pr ac ti cal u se through interviews with people linked to PAISM. It was concluded that, this program is being developed under a utilitarian ideal, negating the individual citizen's right to regulate one's own fertility.

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Published

2000-06-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

License

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How to Cite

Coelho, E. de A. C., Lucena, M. de F. G. de, & Silva, A. T. de M. (2000). Family planning policies in João Pessoa - PB: analysis of the contradictions encountered between official and practical discourses. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 34(2), 119-127. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342000000200001