Estudantes do curso de graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso : perfil e participação em movimentos sociais, 2010 - 2013

Abstract

The history of Brazilian public health is quite characteristic of the country, the result of a long process that began in the late nineteenth century. In the late 2000s, the Undergraduate Program in Public Health (CGSC) arises as a product of social movements after the Brazilian Sanitary Reform. Thus, we tried to work on this study the profile and participation of CGSC students of the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) in social movements: student, professional and community.Objective: To know the profile of the students enrolled in CGSC/UFMT and their participation in social movements, in 2013.Method: This was a descriptive exploratory study, approved by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (CEP / HUJM / UFMT) Research Ethics Committee of the Julio Muller University Hospital, opinion number 528 490. Held data collection in December 2013, having as subjects students enrolled in semester 2013/2. The instrument used was a self applicable questionnaire with 27 questions (open and closed). Data analysis was simple frequency using the EpiInfo 7.0, Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and Microsoft Office Word 2007 programs. Results and Discussion: Of the 156 students enrolled in the course in 2013/2, 92 presents in the day of questionnaires application participated in the survey, representing 59% of the universe, no case of refusal of participate. The study follows the trend of feminization of the health sector with 78.26% women and with a mean age of 29 years. Access to university from 2012, presented in CSGC 34.78% of quota students. Regarding the type of household, 83.7% of students live with their families. 35% of students have another graduation, and of these 13% have even graduate. In relation to social movements, there was 25% participation of students in student movements, 33.7% in professional movements and 46.74% in community movements. 35% of students have another graduation, and of these 13% have even post-graduation. However, there was no significant difference in participation in relation to sex, since 55% of male students reported participating in at least one type of social movement, while female prevalence was 56.9%. Conclusion: There was a socioeconomic and demographic profile of the students of CGSC/UFMT and identified the greater participation of those in community movements.