Saúde masculina no espaço laboral: o perfil de forneiros cerâmicos.

Abstract

The social commitment to health comes from a construction that permeate the history of each country. In view of the needs of the male population, the brazilian heath system has been organized by the imposition of care policies that complemente the care for these users. Therefore, the presente research aimed characterize the health profile of the oven men, workers of ceramic industries, in relation to disease prevention, promotion and restoration of health. The theoretical framework was subdivided in two topics, to know: “A historical of men’s health: implications of the Health System” and “Woker’s heatlh: an approach to oven men’s reality”. Anchored itself methodologically in a descriptive exploratory study, with quantitative approach, sampling by intencionality with oven men from ceramics industries of Carnaúba dos Dantas, Rio Grande do Norte. Because it is a study involving human subjects, it complied with the Resolution 466/12 of the National Heatlh Council, being approved in the HUAC’s ethics committee under the CAAE N° 21371113.9.0000.5182. As device to data collection, was used a questionnaire with objective questions, subdivided in three parts, the first for the subject’s characterization, the second and the third was intended to meet the research objectives. From the results was obtained the characterization of the subject, in which all were men, predominantly young, marital union established, formal work. Defining the health condition of the workers and their health knowledges, was found that more than 90% uses the basic personal protective equipment and just ask for the health services in case of diseases. More than 95% don’t know what means occupational disease, even correlating the pathologies frequently acquired in your workspaces. Therefore, we see the importance of implementing health policies aimed at care for the men, considering your condition as worker, to influence, disseminate the primary care and shift the focus from curative to disease prevention and health promotion.