Institutional racism is a determining factor for accessing health services, mainly for those black women who suffer the impact of gender and race inequalities' intersections. This study aims to ascertain the differences among socio-demographic characteristics and access levels to preventive services for women in Bahia as for race/color. The results noted that from those entitled to the good access level 15.4% were white women while 7.9% were black ones. The study showed that racial inequalities and institutional racism are barriers against the access to preventive health services regarding black women.
Inequalities in health; Racism; Access to health services; Women's health