Planejamento familiar: a concepção do homem sobre a vasectomia

Abstract

The role of men as co-participating members in family planning is a relatively relatively recent. Introduction: Patriarchal thinking has persisted in many societies in which women which saw the woman as the exclusive holder of contraception. However, this way of thinking. However, this way of thinking has been replaced by new demands that require the modern man to decision to have or not to have children and share contraceptive methods. Objectives: The objectives of this study were evaluation of the conception of men about perspectives on family planning and contraception contraception, with a focus on vasectomy; identifying how public policies created for men have influenced their health; and what are the taboos and fears that still prevail in men. Method: This is an observational, cross-sectional, prospective and analytical study, based on the collection of information, with a qualitative and quantitative approach. In this study, the knowledge of men about family planning was analyzed through an individual questionnaire. through an individual questionnaire and were chosen through an intentional sampling strategy. intentional sampling strategy. The research was conducted at the Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) Júlia Seffer, located in the neighborhood of Águas Lindas, in the municipality of Ananindeua in Pará. Results: Fifty-two male patients were included in this study. 15,4% had never heard of family planning, 67.3% said they participated in family planning, 92.3% 92.3% cited that it is important for the economy, however, 51.9% did not plan their family. Planned their family. 36.5% had no children. almost a third do not know what vasectomy is. vasectomy, 69.2% said they had no intention of performing the procedure or had never thought about the possibility this possibility, 36.5% said they had doubts about whether vasectomy is a safe method. Almost half could not say if the method impairs sexual desire, and more than 90% did not know any criteria necessary to perform the procedure. 46.2% of those interviewed were unable to say if vasectomy harms men's health Conclusion: Vasectomy is known among many of the interviewees of the Family strategy, but that the taboo of family strategy respondents, but the taboo that this practice can cause harm to men's health, including sexual health, still remains, sexual health, is still present in some of them, especially because they have not been informed about the method and for not having knowledge about the National Program of Integral Attention to Men's Healt.