Objective:
To analyze the contributions from the expansion of the working hours of the Basic Health Units, about the health needs of the male customers.
Methods:
Exploratory study with a qualitative approach, performed with eight nurses in Basic Health Units woking in the evening service in the city of João Pessoa/PB. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews and speeches subjected to content analysis of Bardin.
Results:
Four categories emerged: Strategies adopted to extend the service in Basic Health Units; Quantitative evening service of the male population; Fields answering the demands of men's health; Difficulties experienced in night service.
Conclusion:
The findings show a potentially effective of this strategy the male customers care, especially users workers.
Nursing; Masculinity; Men's Health; Primary Care Nursing; Public Health Nursing