The joy and pain of being a harm reduction worker: a qualitative study of the meanings about harm reduction in Brazil

Pedroso, João Maurício Gimenes; Araujo, Cristiana Nelise de Paula; Corradi-Webster, Clarissa Mendonça

doi:10.1186/s12954-024-00962-7

Harm Reduction Journal

Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: The joy and pain of being a harm reduction worker: a qualitative study of the meanings about harm reduction in Brazil

Fictitious name	Gender	Race	State	Age	Education level	Job types	Service	Years working with harm reduction
Paulo	Male	Black	Rio de Janeiro	45	High school	Harm reduction worker	Community-based drug use treatment center	6
Sandra	Female	Black	Rio de Janeiro	38	High school—Undergraduate in Psychology	Harm reduction worker	Community-based drug use treatment center	2
Marcelo	Male	Black	Bahia	54	College—Philosophy with specialization in alcohol and other drug use	Training field supervisor of harm reduction workers	Extension program of a federal university	28
Tania	Female	Black	Bahia	36	High school	Harm reduction worker	Social Program of the Justice and Human Rights, Department of the State of Bahia	17
Danilo	Male	Black	Goiás	42	High school	Social educator	Transitional housing—youth	8
Roberto	Male	Black	Alagoas	50	College—Theatre and accounting	Social educator	Harm reduction street outreach program	10
Claudia	Female	Black	Minas Gerais	63	Incomplete high school	Harm reduction worker	Community-based drug use treatment center	8
Daniela	Female	White	Minas Gerais	50	High school	Harm reduction worker	Association of sex workers	20
Carla	Female	Black	São Paulo	38	High school	Harm reduction worker	Transitional housing—adults	8
Sérgio	Male	White	São Paulo	30	Incomplete college—Social work	Harm reduction worker	Community-based drug use treatment center	7
Cristiane	Female	Asian	São Paulo	32	College—International affairs and economics	Harm reduction and prevention worker	Harm reduction program	2
Bruna	Female	White	São Paulo	29	College—Psychology with specialization in mental health	Harm reduction worker	Harm reduction street outreach program	7
Cleber	Male	Black	São Paulo	28	College—Social science	Harm reduction worker	Community-based drug use treatment center	3
Renata	Female	White	São Paulo	27	Incomplete college—Social science	Social educator	Community-based drug use treatment center	2 and 3 months
Beatriz	Female	Black	São Paulo	45	High school	Harm reduction and health worker	Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and viral hepatitis program	5

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