Access to the Unified Health System in the perspective of male homosexuals.

Autor: Santos LESD; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Fontes WDS; Hospital Regional Deolindo Couto. Oeiras, Piauí, Brazil., Oliveira AKS; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Lima LHO; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Silva ARVD; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil., Machado ALG; Universidade Federal do Piauí. Picos, Piauí, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2020 Mar 30; Vol. 73 (2), pp. e20180688. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 30 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0688
Abstrakt: Objectives: To analyze the perception of male homosexuals regarding the access to the Unified Health System.
Methods: A qualitative study with male homosexuals in a city in the Northeast Brazil. Eight subjects participated, a socioeconomic questionnaire was used for data collection and a focal group was carried out, in which the narratives were recorded and later transcribed. For the analysis of the speeches, the analysis of thematic content was used.
Results: The analysis revealed five thematic categories that express the limitations on humanization and reception, as well as in the quality of health care offered to subjects, disregarding the psychosocial and lifestyle-related demands.
Final Considerations: It was emphasized that the focus group technique contributed to the approach of the research with the perception of male homosexuals marked by prejudice and discrimination, reflecting the subjects' dissatisfaction with the care received in the health services.
Databáze: MEDLINE