2188/2012 - ESTUDANTES DE GRADUAÇÃO EM SAÚDE COLETIVA – Perfil sociodemográfico e motivações Undergraduate students in Collective Health – socio demographic profile and motivations
Os Cursos de Graduação em Saúde Coletiva (CGSC) consistem em uma nova modalidade formativa no campo da Saúde Coletiva que visa formar profissionais focados nas principais necessidades em saúde da população brasileira e no Sistema Único de Saúde. Assim, torna-se relevante traçar o perfil sócio-demográfico de seus alunos e conhecer seus interesses quanto à formação e atuação profissional. Com esses objetivos, em 2010, adotando uma abordagem quantitativa ao tema, realizamos um inquérito, através da aplicação de um questionário semi-estruturado aos alunos dos CGSC de universidades federais dos estados do Acre, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro e Rio Grande do Norte. Entre os 304 respondentes, encontramos uma população majoritariamente feminina, com 26 anos de idade, composta por indivíduos solteiros que moram com os pais, cursaram principalmente o ensino público, pertencem a famílias com baixa renda e escolaridade, aprovam o estudo noturno, trabalham e contribuem com a renda familiar, desejam trabalhar no setor público, preferencialmente em capitais e identificam no CGSC uma oportunidade para trabalhar na área da saúde. Esse perfil aponta para desafios e avanços presentes na formação pretendida, reforçado a necessidade de monitoramento do processo de implementação dos CGSC.
Palavras-chave:
Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde
Escolha da Profissão
Educação Superior
Motivação
Educação Profissional em Saúde Coletiva
Ocupações em Saúde
Abstract:
The Undergraduate Courses in Collective Health (UCCH) consist of a new formative way of teaching in the Collective Health field that aims to educate professionals focused in the main health needs of the Brazilian population and the Unified Health System. Thus, it is relevant to know the students’socio demographic profile including their interests in relation to their education and professional developments. With these objectives, in 2010, adopting a quantitative approach to the subject, a survey was conducted with the UCCH students of the following federal universities: Acre, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Norte. In this survey, 304 students answered a semi-structured questionnaire. An overwhelming majority of this population was female, around 26 years of age, single, lived with their parents, mostly attended public school, came from lower classes and lower educational background, supported night schooling, worked, and contributed to their family incomes, aspired to work in public sector – preferably in the state capitals – and they saw the UCCH as an opportunity to work in public health field. This profile points out challenges and advances found in the intended education, reinforcing a need to monitor the development process of the UCCH.
Keywords:
Health Occupations Students
Career Choice, Higher Education
Higher Education
Motivation
Public Health Education
Health Occupations
Undergraduate students in Collective Health – socio demographic profile and motivations
Resumo (abstract):
The Undergraduate Courses in Collective Health (UCCH) consist of a new formative way of teaching in the Collective Health field that aims to educate professionals focused in the main health needs of the Brazilian population and the Unified Health System. Thus, it is relevant to know the students’socio demographic profile including their interests in relation to their education and professional developments. With these objectives, in 2010, adopting a quantitative approach to the subject, a survey was conducted with the UCCH students of the following federal universities: Acre, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Norte. In this survey, 304 students answered a semi-structured questionnaire. An overwhelming majority of this population was female, around 26 years of age, single, lived with their parents, mostly attended public school, came from lower classes and lower educational background, supported night schooling, worked, and contributed to their family incomes, aspired to work in public sector – preferably in the state capitals – and they saw the UCCH as an opportunity to work in public health field. This profile points out challenges and advances found in the intended education, reinforcing a need to monitor the development process of the UCCH.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Health Occupations Students
Career Choice, Higher Education
Higher Education
Motivation
Public Health Education
Health Occupations
