Professional opinion on the effectiveness of the National Policy of Comprehensive Health Care for Men

Mércio Gabriel De Araújo,Cristyanne Samara M De Holanda,Jovanka Bittencourt L De Carvalho,Linda Kátia Oliveira Sales,Gleyce Any Freire De Lima

doi:10.5935/1414-8145.20140097

Mércio Gabriel De Araújo, Cristyanne Samara M De Holanda + Show 3 more

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Professional opinion on the effectiveness of the National Policy of Comprehensive Health Care for Men

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In 2008, the Ministry of Health (MOH) released the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Men (PNAISH), seeking to develop actions and services in primary care for men, given the participation of this group in other levels of care for solving their health problems[1].Participation of men in primary care began with the reproductive and sexual rights
From the implementation of PNAISH in 2008 and the need for inclusion of the male population in the health services, the following question arises: what are the opinions of health professionals to PNAISH execution? To answer this question, this study aims to identify the opinion of health professionals for the effectiveness of the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Men
Exploratory/descriptive study with a qualitative approach, developed in two Basic Units of the Family Health (BUFH) that make up the primary care of a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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In 2008, the Ministry of Health (MOH) released the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Men (PNAISH), seeking to develop actions and services in primary care for men, given the participation of this group in other levels of care for solving their health problems[1].Participation of men in primary care began with the reproductive and sexual rights. The PNAISH promotes health actions valuing the natural reality of men respecting the different levels of organizational development of local health systems and types of management, reducing health problems, those related to mortality from preventable and avoidable causes. This health policy includes male population aged 25-59 years old, working on topics as violence, morbidity and mortality, sexual and reproductive health[1]. One of the indicators for lack of men access to the service is the timeliness in attendance, especially between the time for care demanded and the effectiveness of it This demand consists on the pursuit of solving the problem that caused the effective search[2]

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