Motivations and expectations of pregnant women using psychoactive substances during prenatal care: phenomenological study.

Objective: Understand the motivations and expectations of pregnant women using psychoactive substances during prenatal care.

Methods: A qualitative study developed in the light of Alfred Schütz's Theoretical Framework of Phenomenological Sociology, in which 25 pregnant women using psychoactive substances, belonging to a Family Health Strategy, participated. Data production took place between August and November 2022.

Experiences and challenges of a street team in Portugal with vulnerable populations: phenomenological study.

Objective: To understand the experiences and challenges faced by professionals working on a street team in Portugal in caring for the vulnerable population from the phenomenological perspective of Alfred Schutz.

Method: Qualitative approach in the light of the theoretical framework of phenomenological Sociology, developed in a street team in the central region of Portugal from phenomenological interviews with five professionals in the months of June and July 2021. The interpretation of the results was analyzed through theoretical conceptions of Alfred Schutz's phenomenological sociology and related literature.

Motives behind the work of harm reducers with drug users: a phenomenological study.

Objective: To understand the motives behind the actions of harm reducers when working with drug users.

Method: Qualitative research conducted in the municipality in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, in May 2017, by means of phenomenological interviews with 17 harm reducers. We analyzed and interpreted the data using the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz.