Utilização de serviços de saúde em 2013 e mortalidade masculina em 2005 e 2015, no Brasil e Mato Grosso

Abstract

The Unified Health System, in its article 196, places health as the right of everyone and the duty of the state. Despite this, the male population is far from the spaces and actions of health, especially those offered in the scope of Primary Health Care. Objective – To evaluate the profile of male mortality in Brazil and in Mato Grosso, in 2005 and 2015. Method – This is a quantitative, descriptive study, which used secondary data available on the electronic page of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System - DATASUS. Data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the National Health Survey (PNS) were used to obtain information on the use of health services and deaths in the Units Federation of Brazil and in the Health Regions of the state of Mato Grosso, in 2005 and 2015. Results – The results showed, in general, lower utilization of health services and higher general mortality standardized for men when compared to women, according to these two geographic profile used in the study. Conclusions – Due to the greater frequency of male deaths, it is necessary to recommend that investments in health promotion and prevention; professional training; sensitization of the male population to risk behaviors; health education in schools; among others, may contribute to a change in the current panorama.