A percepção do homem acerca de sua importância na promoção e recuperação da saúde da mulher.

Abstract

When dealing with a subject that encampasses man's perception about its importance in women's health must be emphasized the idea that men and women need to be seen as individuais, both about their culture in relation to their individual and collective activities. Despite the financiai and political independence wh.ich has been won by women. many weaknesses can be seen when it comes to health-disease process. Daily experiences is the need to gregarious family support provides mainly with regard to the partner, an important source of security for facing adversity. a situation that cou1d compromisc homeostasis and well-being. Thus, this study, in general. aimed to investigate the perception of man about his importance in the promotion and restoration of health of the woman. In order to achieve the proposed goal, this study adopted a methodological approach of qualitative exploratory and descriptive, consisting of I O men enrolled in tbe Healtb Unit Family Abilio Chacon Son in the city of Cuité-PB, from a semi-structured interview prepared by the researcher. After collecting the data, the !ines were analyzed in the ligbt ofthe theoretical through the technique of content analysis proposed by Bardin. The results show tbat most men do not accompany their wives in health services, using lack oftime as an excuse. but believe in the importance to follow their partners to the service, without any apparent resistance. With regard to the use of contraceptive methods there were reports that defended the sole responsibility of the partner; others confided that the two do not use contraceptives and those in which the two are mutually caring. Given the above. we found tbat relationships between men and women refer to socially constructed cultural standards, perpetuating the idea tbat men are not directly involved in the promotion and restoration of health o f his companion., citing a lack o f time as a major factor and because tbey consider such assignments as predominantly female fitting to men only support function to the health o f his companion.