Reflexões sobre gênero e a Política Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Homem

Abstract

2The scope of this paper is to discuss issues raised in the article entitled Men, health and public policies: gender equality in question by Marcia Thereza Couto (USP) and Romeo Gomes (FIOCRUZ), which analyzes the challenges and the creation of the National Comprehensive Healthcare Policy for Men -PNAISH established on August 27, 2009 by the Ministry of Health. It will discuss the fundamentals of the prominence given to this segment as part of health policies; factors that underpin the healthcare actions for men and the relationship between this agenda and other public policies aimed at the promotion of gender equality; contributions from research conducted and reflections made based on PNAISH, and what direction should be taken so that there is progress in overcoming health inequalities, specifically those mainstreamed by gender relationship issues.The institutional discourse on the need of healthcare for men is often backed by epidemiological factors that show, through comparative research with women, a marked increase in morbidity and mortality among men. Socio-cultural factors are associated with these morbidity and mortality data, since healthcare and welfare in lifestyle habits are attributes that are not identified with the concept of masculinity. There is thus greater resistance from men to seek services at primary care level as they associate prevention and self-care with fragility and insecurity, contrasting with virility, exposure to risk situations and invulnerability, which are cultural traits of a hegemonic view of masculinity that lead, in contrast with women, to health issues and early death.These studies have often been cited and used as a tool to raise awareness among men about the need for health promotion and prevention, especially at the level of primary healthcare. However, these arguments are far from exhausting the issue and do not mean that this is a simple relationship of cause and effect.

How do old men take care of their own health in Primary Care?

“…This aspect also converges with other studies (6,(21)(22) in which this resistance reflects the culture of our society and is based on the fact that man is considered to be an invulnerable being and holder of health, being immune to diseases and expendable care.…”

Preceptoria no ensino sobre a saúde do homem na perspectiva do corpo à luz de Merleau-Ponty: uma revisão integrativa

“…No primeiro momento foram detectados, no portal da SCIELO (quadro 1), cinco Research, Society and Development, v. 9, n. 3, e108932500, 2020 (CC BY 4. Research, Society and Development, v. 9, n. 3, e108932500, 2020 (CC BY 4.0 O objetivo do trabalho de Schwarz (2012) foi uma análise reflexiva sobre as questões dos homens, saúde e políticas públicas e os aspectos da equidade de gênero, a criação e desafios da PNAISH, além de discutir como alcançar as metas desejáveis no sentido de avançar e superar tais problemas. Destaca-se que os artigos de Lima et al (2014) e Silva et al (2013) objetivaram mostrar a enorme preocupação com a prevenção do câncer de próstata e a contribuição para a enfermagem, no sentido dos profissionais conhecerem os problemas vivenciados pelos participantes da pesquisa como os fatores de risco, ou desconhecimento do homem quanto aos exames anuais de rastreamento.…”

Profile of users followed in a basic family health unit hospitalized due to chronic non-communicable diseases

“…This process of longevity is associated with an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases and a paradigm shift in public health, which favor the limitation of the elderly in their daily activities Reflections on the work process and coping strategies used by health teams emerge through differences between the sexes; since they involve health care aimed at individual and gender needs 13 . The evolution and clinical complications of hypertension, DM and pulmonary diseases are the main causes of hospitalization, which requires more effective measures to monitor cardiac diseases.…”