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- Title
Relato de experiencia: promoção e prevenção à saúde do homem caminhoneiro em feira de Santana-BA.
- Authors
Machado Sampaio Costa Soares, Isabela; Silva Costa Tapioca, Thatiane; Lima Santos Dórea, Graziela; de Almeida Costa, Helen Nara
- Abstract
With the recognition that men, especially workers, have difficulty or resistance in accessing Primary Health Care services, strategies to approach this public are necessary. Objectives: To describe the experience of implementing the Men's Policy, focusing on the distribution of the Trucker's Health Card, targeting: men, truck drivers who transit through the city of Feira de Santana - Ba. Methods: This is a descriptive study of the experience report type on the implementation of the National Human Policy for the itinerant population. Results: A total of 56 men were assisted, of which 42 met the study criteria for being truck drivers. It was found that many have comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus and are hyperglycemic, overweight and obese. Conclusion: Strategies for approaching, welcoming and tracking the Health of men, especially truck drivers, deserve to be expanded in Primary Health Care.
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 70, p8911
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i70p8911-8919