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Group of education in health: closeness of men to a primary health care center
Grupos de educação em saúde: aproximação da população masculina à unidade básica de saúde
Grupos de educación en salud: proximidad de la población masculina a la unidad básica de salud
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Abstract Objective: to identify the access of male population in health services, its participation in groups of education in health in the Primary Health Care Center (PHC) from a city in the southern of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), and recognize its reasons that made them look for a health group, which they part... view more
Objective: to identify the access of male population in health services, its participation in groups of education in health in the Primary Health Care Center (PHC) from a city in the southern of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), and recognize its reasons that made them look for a health group, which they participate. Method: qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory study. It was developed with six users from an urban (PHC) in Pelotas/RS. Data was recollected in November to December of 2012 through semi structured interview, after it was submitted to content analysis. Results: the participation of men in groups of health education at PHC is limited at the group of hypertensive and diabetic people. Conclusion: it is necessary the planning of educational actions to the other male population portion, which doesn't have any health problem.... view less
Keywords
public health services; health; man; health education; basic supply; health care; medical care; family; hypertension; chronic illness; Latin America; South America; Brazil
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2372-2382
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2372-2382
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed