Conhecimento dos enfermeiros sobre a Política Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Homem / Nurses' knowledge about the National Policy for Integral Human Health Care

Abstract

Introduction: For a long time the health of the male population has been forgotten, however men have individualities that need to be respected. Thus, in 2009, the Ministry of Health published the National Policy for Integral Attention to Men's Health (PNAISH). However, the dissemination and knowledge about such a policy have been questioned in the current health context. Objective: To analyze the nurses' knowledge about the National Policy for Integral Attention to Men's Health. Methodology: This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data collection took place through a semi-structured interview. Data analysis was done based on Bardin (through coding) and the discussion in the light of the available literature. The research was carried out in the municipality of Itaitinga in the State of Ceará-Brazil, within the scope of the Family Health Strategy (ESF). Results and Discussion: From the interviews conducted, two categories can be inferred in the light of the relevant and updated literature: 1) Definition and characterization of the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Men and 2) Importance of the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Man. These categories guided the Nurses' Knowledge about PNAISH. Final considerations: A still simple understanding of nurses on the politics and health of men was evidenced, which influences non-integral and singular assistance, as the particularities and singularities of the socio-cultural process of insertion of men in the health sector are not valued, and so it does not satisfy its demands peculiar to this audience. Therefore, PNAISH still needs to be better disseminated and debated in academic and health circles so that it actually brings about effective changes in men's health.

Experiência de um serviço público de urologia em saúde do homem

“…Profissionais da saúde também afirmam a dificuldade das próprias instituições em implementar ações eficazes direcionadas para a saúde do homem (10)(11)(12). Fonte: MS / DATASUS (2022) http://tabnet.datasus.gov.br/cgi/tabcgi.exe?sim/cnv/obt10uf.def A PNAISH, como toda política pública, é ampla e visa fechar lacunas da saúde coletiva pois, para além do reflexo nas taxas de mortalidade, as morbidades decorrentes das doenças impactam na vida social e econômica dos homens (13).…”