Homens trabalhadores da saúde e seu processo de cuidado com a sua saúde

INTRODUCTION: The relationship between men and their health care is a topic that has been increasingly developed and discussed recently, aiming to address the numerous specific health demands and contribute to reducing men's morbidity and mortality indicators at the national level. OBJECTIVE: is to understand how male health workers adhere to health care. METHOD: This is an exploratory, descriptive and transversal research with a qualitative approach, carried out with 26 male workers in Primary Health Care. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and interpreted using Bardin's Content Analysis method. RESULTS: It was evident that even the male health workers having theoretical/practical knowledge about the various aspects that involve health care, and knowing the benefits of prevention and primary care, the vast majority of men interviewed only seek the service with a pathology pre-installed and use more medium and high complexity assistance. Conclusion: It was concluded that workers' adherence to the care of their own health is similar to the results of research on men's health in general. Changes are needed in men's approach to services, taking into account the strong influence of gender issues still present.