More Doctors Project in indigenous health: reflections from an opinion survey

The study aims to contribute to the analysis of the implementation of the Project More Doctors for Brazil in the Indigenous Special Health Districts, with data produced by opinion research developed in communities that are served by Project’s physicians. The present analysis presents a set of data produced by a questionnaire applied to indigenous communities and then compared with the general universe of the same research in municipalities. The study identifies a significant increase in the number of physicians working in indigenous health, a positive perception of satisfaction with the project pointing out a non-exclusive relationship between access to biomedical services and the use of indigenous therapeutic practices. It also demonstrates the need to expand research on the consequences of the More Doctors Program, especially on qualitative and ethnographic bases.

本研究旨在为分析巴西原住民特殊卫生区更多医生计划（Project More Doctors for Brazil in the Indigenous Special Health Districts）的落地实施情况提供支撑，所用数据源自该计划医师服务的原住民社区所开展的民意调研成果。本次分析采用了针对原住民社区的问卷调研所生成的数据集，并将其与该研究在各市政辖区内的整体调研总体进行对比。本研究发现，投身原住民卫生领域的医师数量显著增长；受访者对该计划的满意度评价积极，且指出获取生物医疗服务与使用原住民传统疗法之间并非排他性关系。此外，本研究还表明，有必要拓展针对更多医生计划（More Doctors Program）实施后果的研究，尤其是基于定性研究与民族志方法的相关研究。