Objective:
To understand the perceptions of nurses about the implications of gender on man health and in the provision of services to this public.
Methods:
Qualitative research conducted with 10 nurses inserted on Primary Care in the municipality of Juazeiro do Norte - CE, through the adoption of semi-structured interviews. The obtained speeches were categorized and analyzed through literature.
Results:
According to the nurses perception, there is little demand of male health services, due to the socialization of gender and deficit in the organization of services, with low professional qualification, since highlight they had not received training.
Conclusion:
There are fragilities in the performance of health services before the male public. Thus, the management support becomes essential, in the structuring of services and professional training for the introduction of a differentiated care, in the gender perspective.
Men's Health; Nursing; Primary Health Care; Gender and Health