Saúde do homem: abordagem da disciplina nos cursos de graduação em enfermagem

Abstract

Objective: To describe teaching about men's health care in public higher education institutions offering undergraduate nursing courses in the Northeast region. Method: This is a quantitative research with a descriptive, design of the bibliographical study type, carried out through the analysis of pedagogical projects and curricular matrices of nursing courses at public higher education institutions in the Northeast, on teaching of attention to men's health. Results: The final sample of the study was made up of 54 courses, of which only 44.5% have subjects related to men's health, 83.33% of which are mandatory and the other 16.6% are elective/optional. Among the subjects related to men's health, only 9 are specific, that is, they had the descriptors “men's health” in the title, of which 04 are optional and 05 are mandatory. In general, most subjects are offered in the 6th period, with a workload with a greater theoretical predominance and the methodology of the classes using both active and passive learning methods. Conclusion: The study shows that there are few nursing courses that have subjects related to men's health and that this subject is often covered in a generalized way, which perpetuates the invisibility of being a man. Furthermore, the need and importance of a discipline aimed at this audience is evident, training future nurses in comprehensive care for men's health.