Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks

Objectives: to know the preventive practices adopted by adult men in daily life and to identify health support networks. Methods: a descriptive qualitative study, made during the months of November and December 2012, at two emergency units, along with 32 men aged between 20 and 59 years. Data were c...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Oliveira de Arruda, Mayckel da Silva Barreto, Sonia Silva Marcon
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-06-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2804
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Mayckel da Silva Barreto
Sonia Silva Marcon
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Sonia Silva Marcon
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description Objectives: to know the preventive practices adopted by adult men in daily life and to identify health support networks. Methods: a descriptive qualitative study, made during the months of November and December 2012, at two emergency units, along with 32 men aged between 20 and 59 years. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to content analysis with thematic modality. Results: men highlighted different preventive practices such as sanitizing hands, eating properly, having screening tests, avoiding psychoactive substance abuse, using personal protective equipment at work and condoms during sex. Most of the participants had nuclear family and its members were their primary support network regarding the health-disease process. Conclusion: it is for health team members to try to leverage the adoption of preventive practices by adult men from the support networks they consider significant.
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spelling doaj-art-da1fbaac3929409e9c80c48ee1f248b82025-08-20T12:57:38ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-06-01163Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networksGuilherme Oliveira de Arruda0Mayckel da Silva Barreto1Sonia Silva Marcon2Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Maringá, PR, Brazil.Fundação Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Mandaguari. Mandaguari, PR, Brazil.Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Maringá, PR, Brazil.Objectives: to know the preventive practices adopted by adult men in daily life and to identify health support networks. Methods: a descriptive qualitative study, made during the months of November and December 2012, at two emergency units, along with 32 men aged between 20 and 59 years. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to content analysis with thematic modality. Results: men highlighted different preventive practices such as sanitizing hands, eating properly, having screening tests, avoiding psychoactive substance abuse, using personal protective equipment at work and condoms during sex. Most of the participants had nuclear family and its members were their primary support network regarding the health-disease process. Conclusion: it is for health team members to try to leverage the adoption of preventive practices by adult men from the support networks they consider significant.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2804Men’s HealthAdultDisease PreventionSocial SupportHealth Services.
spellingShingle Guilherme Oliveira de Arruda
Mayckel da Silva Barreto
Sonia Silva Marcon
Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
Rev Rene
Men’s Health
Adult
Disease Prevention
Social Support
Health Services.
title Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
title_full Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
title_fullStr Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
title_full_unstemmed Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
title_short Perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
title_sort perception of adult men on their preventive practices and health support networks
topic Men’s Health
Adult
Disease Prevention
Social Support
Health Services.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2804
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