Gomes Romeu, Nascimento Elaine Ferreira do, Araújo Fábio Carvalho de
Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Rui Barbosa 716, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22250-020, Brazil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007 Mar;23(3):565-74. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000300015.
The objective of this study was to analyze explanations in male discourse for men's relatively limited use of health services, using a qualitative methodology. Representation of caring as a female task, work-related issues, difficult access to services, and lack of services specifically targeting men's health were the main reasons for their limited use of health services. By way of conclusion, the social imagination by which men are viewed as invulnerable leads them to take less care of their own health and expose themselves to greater risk.
本研究的目的是采用定性研究方法，分析男性话语中对男性健康服务使用相对有限的解释。将关怀视为女性任务、与工作相关的问题、服务获取困难以及缺乏专门针对男性健康的服务，是他们健康服务使用有限的主要原因。总之，认为男性不会受到伤害的社会想象导致他们较少关注自身健康，并使自己面临更大风险。
