Objective
To identify associated factors as indicators of health needs of adult men.
Methods
Cross-sectional study, type of population-based household survey, conducted with 421 men aged between 20 and 59 years selected at random and systematic way. The research instrument was structured in a form based on the variables of study. For the analysis, we used multiple logistic regression models.
Results
Unemployed men, aged between 30 and 39 years and with lower levels of education reported a greater proportion of self-perceived health as fair/poor, being economic class, an important variable, adjusted for the multiple model. Retired men or on sick leave, aged between 40 and 49 years old and white, had higher frequency of morbidity.
Conclusion
The age group and occupational status were associated with self-perceived health and morbidity, the latter being also associated with skin color.
Nursing in public health; Nursing in primary care; Men’s health; Needs and demands of health services; Adults