MEN’S HEALTH IN BAHIA: HOSPITALIZATION OF ADULT SUBJECTS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the health status of men in the State of Bahia, aged 20 to 59 years, considering hospital admissions in 2000 and 2010. Method: Cross-sectional epidemiological study, descriptive, time series with secondary data and retrospective hospital admission of men in the state of Bahia from 2000 to 2010. The data used were extracted from the SIH / SUS and the data about the population are from IBGE. Results: This study intends to point out the main health problems of male population to be faced by managers and users in different levels of SUS program. Higher hospitalizations  rates due to external causes in Bahia in SUS hospital network in 2010 was observed in male population aged  20 to 59 years old than in 2000,  even though variations in infectious and parasitic diseases and neoplasms are more prevalent than external causes in same population. There was also an increase in hospital admissions for infectious diseases, mental disorders and musculoskeletal diseases. Conclusions: Lower frequency of men to primary care services makes this population group deprived of adequate protection to preserve their health, providing unnecessary procedures that could be avoided if the search for attention had occurred in a timely manner. There is a need to create care networks for men, as well as to qualify health professionals in basic care and a greater awareness by State and Municipal managers to this issue.