[Living conditions and life experiences of working-class groups in Rio de Janeiro: rethinking dengue control and popular mobilization].
Using narratives of an experience with popular mobilization during the 1986-91 dengue epidemic in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the authors discuss the scientific research and technical counseling involving basic sanitation conditions for vulnerable social groups. They present research results on water distribution in the slums from the Leopoldina area of the city. The research stemmed from demands by community leaders at local forums discussing health conditions. Gathering, systematizing, and analyzing the data were based on what they call "shared knowledge construction", resulting by crossing accumulated scientific knowledge with popular knowledge produced as a result of living conditions and life experiences among working-class groups. Finally, the authors comment on the need for local health professionals to be aware of relationships between epidemic and endemic processes and protection of life.
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Departamento de Endemias Samuel Pessoa, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brasil.
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D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003256:Community Participation; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012499:Sanitation; D012923:Social Class; D014881:Water Supply