Male health: prevention versus care in the light of planned activity theory

• Autor(a) principal: Chaves, Jéssica Bazilio
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Silva, Maria Lúcia Vicente da, Bezerra, Daniela Santos, Fernandes, Sheyla C. S., Cordeiro, Emanuel Duarte de Almeida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/6360
• topic: Male health; Attitude; First health cares; Saúde masculina; Atitude; Atenção primária à saúde

Current analysis evaluates why males, aged between 25 and 59 years, apply to a Basic Health Unit (UBS), in a health district unit in Maceió AL Brazil. Two stages were undertaken: (1) analysis of beliefs of a part of the sample for the elaboration of a qualitative instrument (N=25); (2) the application of the instrument to a larger sample of the population (N=106). Results demonstrate that the reason why males go to UBS is associated with attributes that facilitate or make difficult such behavior. Results show that only the construct Control Perception is related to the Behavior Intention. However, the construct Subjective Norm and Attitude did not have any significant impact on male intention for going to UBS. More efficient public policies should be prepared for male health and for the relevance of empirical evidence for more consistent conclusions on the theme.