Sensibilização da população masculina em uma unidade de saúde da família a partir da realização de PSA nos homens com mais de 50 anos

Abstract

The Family Health Strategy programs were classically designed to act in relation to the control of hypertension and diabetes, as well children´s and women´s health. However, since 2008, the Ministry of Health has promoted a national policy program aimed at improving men´s health. Traditionally, this population had never been a target of such public campaigns. The exceptions are the Brazilian Urological Association and some media segments, which have both been encouraging men to seek health care. The widespread knowledge about prostate cancer screening, including the dosage of the serum prostate specific antigen (PSA), has attracted the male population to the public health units. As a consequence, more male patients are going to these units, which could be a valuable opportunity to improve their care through continued attention.