Gender, Masculinities and Men's Health: development of a curricular discipline in the undergraduate nursing course

Abstract

Objective: to describe the development of a curricular discipline in the undergraduate nursing course in the area of ​​gender, masculinities and men's health. Method: A descriptive, qualitative study, originating from teaching curricular activity in the undergraduate nursing course of a Higher Education Institution in a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, between the years 2014 to 2020. Sources of institutional data, imagery records, teaching-learning activities produced in the component and teachers' reports. The apprehended data were themed from the content analysis proposed by and interpreted in the light of the masculinity framework from the perspective of Raewyn Connell. Results: The development of the curricular component came from academic dialogues in line with the educational institution, under the convergence with the demands and needs of students and for nursing education. We sought to meet the initiatives to strengthen the implementation of the National Policy for Integral Attention to Men's Health of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, such as the epidemiological indicators and nursing education under the relational perspective of gender and masculinities in the production of health care. health directed at the male audience. Conclusion: The development of the curricular component provided an opportunity for the expansion and strengthening of qualified nursing training, the contribution to overcoming the invisibility of the male audience in actions and in health care, promoted the integration of teaching and service from the academic extension and fostered scientific production directed to Nursing in men's health.

Keywords

• homens
• saúde do homem
• gênero e saúde
• masculinidades
• enfermagem.