The man within the family health strategy

Objective: to identify the frequency with which men use services offered in primary health basic care and their knowledge about the FHS. Method: it′s an exploratory descriptive study, from qualitative approach, performed eleven men, randomly selected, assigned in areas covered by a team from the FHS, in Parnamirim town -RN. Data collection occurred during June and July of 2009 through semi-structured interview consisting by social-demographic questions and specific to the object of study. It is emphasized that this step occurred after approval of the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, with protocol number 057/2009. The statements were recorded and analyzed according to Content Analysis, according to Bardin. Results: data analysis revealed that participants few use the services of primary care and have limited information about the FHS. Conclusion: the study points to the need to inform men about the purpose of the FHS to will be alerted about the importance of adopting measures aimed at promoting health.