Diferenças de gênero relacionadas ao estilo de vida, estado de saúde e utilização dos serviços de saúde: um inquérito de base populacional

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The issue of gender concerning health has an important role in the sickness process once it is connected with the culture that affects both sexes, with the resources that they utilize in order to face the damages to health and with the social context they belong to. It is known that the feminine gender lives longer; however, it refers more health and psychological problems. As to the masculine gender, it suffers from fatal diseases and utilizes less the health care services. Therefore the current study aimed at relating the gender differences as to the lifestyle, the health condition and the utilization of the health care services in the municipality of Cunha Porã in 2007. For such purpose, a population-based domicile survey was carried out with 3,247 inhabitants in that municipality. The sample plan was based on a stratified sampling performed upon two selection stages: as primary units, the fields of Family Health Strategy; as secondary units, the domiciles. The information was obtained by means of domicile interviews answered directly by the raffled inhabitants. This study revealed that the feminine gender has lower education level and salaries, and it is mostly represented by housewives, pensioners, retired women or students. While women are more receptive to healthy food habits, they are more prone to obesity. As to alcohol and tobacco addiction, the survey results followed the world trends showing that it affects more the masculine gender. The self-referred morbidity for arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and heart diseases was more prevalent among feminine subjects. On the other hand, the female utilized the health care services, mainly the Basic Unit, and performed preventive exams much more times than the male. It was found out that most of the population has access and utilizes the services offered by the Basic Health Unit what demonstrates the credibility of the Unique Health System in spite of its physician-centered attendance that consolidates the hegemony of the health model in force. At this point, it is needed to strengthen the actions of the Family Health Strategy aimed at the integrality and equity for the population attendance considering its diversity by offering the interdisciplinary attendance so as to incorporate a new care model that will reflect in the health of the subjects, families and community

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estilo de vida saude publica access to health care services gender and health gênero e saúde lifestyle inquérito de saúde health survey acesso aos serviços de saúde

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