Profile of theses focused on women's health in a graduate program in nursing *

Abstract

Doi: 10.5902/217976929856 Aim: to identify the profile of the theses produced in the Graduate Program in Nursing of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte that focus on the area of women's health. Methods: descriptive and documentary study with a quantitative approach. A survey of theses from 2000-2012 was conducted between the months of August to October 2012, in which 22 theses were selected. The data were registered in a check list, compiled on Microsoft Excel and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: the results showed the predominance of qualitative and exploratory-descriptive studies and the Symbolic Interactionism was identified as the main methodological framework. Regarding the thematic areas, the obstetric nursing stood out, with issues related to prenatal care and the Basic Health Units were the primary place of study. Conclusion: the theses analyzed converge to publications from other graduate programs on this subject. However, the need to explore emerging issues in this area is recognized.

Keywords

• enfermagem
• educação de pós-graduação
• dissertações acadêmicas
• saúde da mulher.