Empowerment of women burned by self-immolation and their support in religion and spirituality

• Autor(a) principal: Borges, Rafaele Teixeira
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Lira, Cristiane Silva, Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da, Gonçalves, Jonas Loiola, Pena, Paulo Félix de Almeida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/8765
• topic: Burns; Power (Psychology); Social Stigma; Spirituality.; Quemaduras; Poder (Psicología); Estigma Social; Espiritualidad.; Queimaduras; Poder (Psicologia); Estigma Social; Espiritualidade

Objective: To identify the relationship of spirituality and religiosity with the empowerment of women burned by self-immolation. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out with five women with burn scars caused by self-immolation. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed on the basis of the illness narrative method and was supported by women’s accounts. Results: Women with hypertrophic scars reacted in different ways and their accounts gave rise to the following categories: a) “God took all that out of my head”, which showed religion as highlight of salvation; b) “Stigma related to the burned body”, which acknowledges women’s stigmatization and responses to the rejection by the society; c) “The body and self-prejudice”, which describes the representations of non-acceptance of the new body image, self-rejection, self-prejudice and spirituality in the process of empowerment of burned women. Conclusion: Burned women present with multiple nuances regarding self-image and self-esteem. Faith in religion and spirituality helps overcoming personal and social conflicts.