Wilma Dias de Fontes Pereira

Possibilities And Limitations In The Implementation Of The Policy For Men's Health In Primary Care

Objective: Investigate the possibilities and limitations to implement the National Policy for Integrated Healthcare in Human Primary Joao Pessoa - Paraiba. Method: An exploratory study with a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from September 2010 to February 2011. The study subjects were 12 nurses who engage in Integrated Health Units in Joao Pessoa-Paraiba. Results: In the treatment of the results we used the Content Analysis of Bardin. All respondents were female, aged 28-43 years, operating time of 7-12 years and most have expertise. The research affirms the occurrence of major deficits in the perception of health professionals regarding the implementation of the policy. Conclusion: The limits revealed require actions by users, professionals and management, so that policy becomes a reality in everyday primary care. Descriptors: Primary Health Care; Health Policy; Mens Health. Nursing.

Male Doula, Why Not?

Objective: Report experience of male person on a Doulas training course, whose historical dominance is female people and the training scenario is unique to this genre. Methods: Qualitative and descriptive study, reporting the experience in a Training Course for Doulas held in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in June 2015. The results characterize the course, followed by the experienced living. The analysis was funded by the literature on the subject. Results: The experience showed that the process of working as doula must be delimited by an understanding beyond sexism and from exploitation for it. Conclusion: It is noteworthy that care as an archetype should not be associated with the gender division of activities in the ideological process of the rite of passage transcribed in a training course, neither in the care of women.