title: Survey on the use of health services by adult men: prevalence rates and associated factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with the use of health services by men between 20 and 59 years of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  population-based, cross-sectional domestic survey undertaken with 421 adult men, selected through systematic random sampling. The data were collected through a structured instrument and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with multiple logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence rate of health service use during the three months before the interviews was 42.8%, being higher among unemployed men with a religious creed who used private hospitals more frequently, had been hospitalized in the previous 12 months and referred some disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the prevalence of health service use by adult men does not differ from other studies and was considered high. It shows to be related with the need for curative care, based on the associated factors found.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Oliveira
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: de Arruda
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sonia Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Marcon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult