Nurses' Social Representations of Men's Sexual Health Care Access: Preliminary Results.

Background: Men's access to sexual health care is influenced by the nurses' symbolic universes, translated into maps of signification and normative idealization that structure their practices.

Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze nurses' social representations of men's sexual health, considering the barriers and possibilities in accessing health care.

Methods: Descriptive study with qualitative approach.

Approaching male intimacy in the sphere of sexual health: reflections on methodological practices in the investigation process.

When opting to use non-standardized data collection procedures, the critical analysis of research methods considering the particularities of the object of study is essential to ensure a rigorous and productive research process. This article presents some reflections about methodological options and practices that can be used to approach male intimacy, considering men's experiences with sexual health articulated with social representations and health care utilization. Drawing on the contributions of several authors, we focus on qualitative investigation, the use of interviews for data collection and the selection of and access to participants.