Undergraduate students in Public Health--a socio-demographic profile and motivations/Estudantes de graduacao em saude coletiva--perfil sociodemografico e motivacoes
Undergraduate Courses in Public Health (UCPH) feature a new way of teaching in the Public Health field that aims to educate professionals focused on the main health needs of the Brazilian population and on the Unified Health System. Thus, it is relevant to know the students' socio-demographic p...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ciência & saude coletiva 2013-06, Vol.18 (6), p.1657 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Undergraduate Courses in Public Health (UCPH) feature a new way of teaching in the Public Health field that aims to educate professionals focused on the main health needs of the Brazilian population and on the Unified Health System. Thus, it is relevant to know the students' socio-demographic profile including their interests in relation to education and professional development. Adopting a quantitative approach with these objectives, a survey was conducted with 304 UCPH students who filled out a semi-structured questionnaire in 2010 in the following federal universities: Acre, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Parana, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Norte. The overwhelming majority was female, around 26 years of age, single, living with their parents, mostly attended public school, came from lower classes with lower educational background, approved night classes, worked, and contributed to their family incomes. They aspired to work in public sector--preferably in the state capitals--and they saw UCPH as an opportunity to work in the public health field. This profile reveals challenges and advances in the intended education, reinforcing the need to monitor the UCPH development process. Key words Students, Career choice, Motivation, Public Health studies, Education in Public Health Os Cursos de Graduacao em Saude Coletiva (CGSC) consistem em uma nova modalidade formativa no campo da Saude Coletiva que visa formar profissionais focados nas principais necessidades em saude da populacao brasileira e no Sistema Unico de Saude. Assim, torna-se relevante tracar o perfil sociodemografico de seus alunos e conhecer seus interesses quanto a formacao e atuacao profissional. Com esses objetivos, em 2010, adotando uma abordagem quantitativa ao tema, realizamos um inquerito, atraves da aplicacao de um questionario semiestruturado aos alunos dos CGSC de universidades federais dos estados do Acre, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Parana, Rio de Janeiro e Rio Grande do Norte. Entre os 304 respondentes, encontramos uma populacao majoritariamente feminina, com 26 anos de idade, composta por individuos solteiros que moram com os pais, cursaram principalmente o ensino publico, pertencem a familias com baixa renda e escolaridade, aprovam o estudo noturno, trabalham e contribuem com a renda familiar, desejam trabalhar no setor publico, preferencialmente em capitais e identificam no CGSC uma oportunidade para trabalhar na area da saude. Esse perfil aponta para desafios e avancos |
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ISSN: | 1413-8123 |