Geisa Perez Medina Gomide, Mariana Dos Santos Teixeira, Guilherme Andrade Pereira, Fernanda Carolina Camargo, Beatriz Guerta Pastori, Felipe Ferreira Dias, Júlio Cesar do Carmo Ferreira, Nathan Castro Silva, Otilia Silva de Carvalho Neta, Pedro Teixeira Meireles, Vanessa Guizolfe Sales de Lima, Leonora De Zorzi Piccoli, Rejane Andrea de Paulo Cunha, Douglas Reis Abdalla, Cristina da Cunha Hueb Barata de Oliveira
We aimed to report the experience in managing action research on hepatitis C investigation in the prison community in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The proposal was developed from March 2019 to March 2020, reaching 240 people to contain the spread of the disease through a survey, testing, and monitoring of positive cases. We adopted intersectoral action with articulation between Universities, Medical Society, Teaching Hospital, and State Secretariat for Justice and Public Security. Strategies for the management of action research are described: study settings and stakeholders, registration and formalization of the activity, application of tests, and management of reagent inmates...
December 2022: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva