HEALTH PERCEPTION OF MEN EMPLOYEES OF A PRIVATE INSTITUTION

AN EXPERIENCE REPORT.

Abstract

Introduction: Health is essential for the quality of life of human beings, and its maintenance is equally important. Faced with this fact, human well-being has become a global concern, given that this is a population that rarely monitors its health status. Men are more likely to be more vulnerable to acquiring diseases than women. This is due to a high exposure to behavioral risk conditions in addition to cultural aspects that are related to gender stereotypes, supporting the thesis that men do not value prevention practices and health care. Objective: To report the experience of students in the 6th period of the Nursing course at Faculdade Adventista da Bahia (FADBA) when carrying out a university extension intervention related to the perception of health of male workers at a private institution. Description of the experience: This report was experienced in the Professional Development Project (PDP) module of the Faculdade Adventista da Bahia, in association with the Adult Health module, related to men's health, aiming to understand the low demand for health services by this group as well how to promote health education. The participants in this study are nursing students along with the teaching and guiding nurse. For the educational activities, the active teaching-learning methodology was used. Conclusion: The dialogue spaces favored the development of scientific research. In addition, the rapprochement between students and society also allowed the expansion of knowledge about the perspective of men on their health. This experience made it possible to qualify the academic-professional training in the field of health education, and its multiplication is important to strengthen the interaction between professionals and the articulation of health actions.