THE ROLE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN THE MANAGEMENTS OF SEXUAL PROBLEMS

POSSIBILIDADES DE CUIDADO

Authors

  • Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v20i1.350

Keywords:

Sexuality, primary health care, attitudes of professionals

Abstract

The discussion on "Sexual Health" has been the strategy chosen by the World Health Organization as a reaction to the emergence of HIV and in response to the greater sexual openness in Western societies. Once recognized the multiple links between sexual health, physical health and psychosocial well-being, the discussions about sexual health should have priority in the Primary Health Care. But health services and professionals do not respond satisfactorily to this expectation, the medical care approach favors the physical examination and has a negative correlation with health promotion, where the aspects of sexuality should be addressed. We propose another approach that allows the overcoming of hegemonic biomedical model through health care with postures that enhance communication and the clinical encounter.

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Author Biography

Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella

Professor Assistente do Departamento de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Published

2009-06-15

How to Cite

de Carvalho Pacagnella, R. . (2009). THE ROLE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN THE MANAGEMENTS OF SEXUAL PROBLEMS: POSSIBILIDADES DE CUIDADO. Revista Brasileira De Sexualidade Humana, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v20i1.350

Issue

Section

TEMA: MANEJO CLÍNICO DA SEXUALIDADE