Association between health determinants, common mental disorders and social support in the male public

Abstract

Objective: to analyze sociodemographic aspects, life habits, health, common mental disorders (CMD), access to health services and their relationship with social support among men. Method: an observational, descriptive, sectional study carried out with 370 residents in a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo that used a self-administered questionnaire containing the Medical Outcomes Study scale to measure the perception of social support and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire for common mental disorders. Results: a statistical association was found between social support and the variables: age; income; sons; skin color; schooling; marital situation; alcoholism; condom use; measurement of capillary blood glucose; sleep quality; presence of friends, clinical history of hypertension, diabetes; access to health units and CMDs, with a greater chance of low social support among those who live alone, do not prevent STIs and among CMD suspects. It was also noticed that being white was a protective factor for low support. Conclusion: it is observed that social support is relevant to men's health, especially in social aspects, physical and mental health and access to health services of the studied group.