DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15575008
title: Interculturality, Public Health and Health Education: Data Report based on the Virtual Learning Environment of the Brazilian Health System (AVASUS)

description: Repository

Dataset name: AVASUS_syphilis_trail_interculturality_dataset.csv

Version: 1.0 

Dataset period: 2018/01/12 - 2025/02/28

Dataset Characteristics: Multivalued 

Number of Instances: 99080 

Number of Attributes: 12

Missing Values: Yes 

Area(s): Health and education 

Sources: 





Virtual Learning Environment of the Brazilian Health System (AVASUS) (Brasil, 2025); 



Description: The data contained in the AVASUS_syphilis_trail_interculturality_dataset.csv dataset (see Table 1) come from AVASUS users who have enrolled in at least one of 16 primary health care courses. These courses cover topics such as human rights, comprehensive health care for specific populations, integrative practices, women’s and children’s health, health surveillance, and continuing education, among others. This dataset provides essential data for analyzing the impact and reach of the trails and the profile of their participants.

Note: The content of the dataset is provided in Brazilian Portuguese (pt-br), as it originates from native speakers.

 

Table 1: Description of Dataset Features. 








Attributes



Description



Datatype



Value



Source





user_id



Unique identifier of the user (anonymously).



Alphanumeric



Randomly generated



AVASUS





user_gender



Gender of the user. 



Categorical



Female, Male or Not informed



AVASUS





user_uf



Federative Unit (In Portuguese: Unidade Federativa). Acronym used to identify Brazilian states



Categorical



Acronym of Brazilian states according to IBGE



AVASUS





user_region



Brazilian region in which the user resides.



Categorical



Brazilian region according to IBGE: Norte, Nordeste, Centro-Oeste, Sudeste or Sul (In English North, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast or South). Other options: Abroad or Not informed.



AVASUS





user_occupation



User occupation.



Categorical



Text coded according to the Brazilian Classification of Occupations or “Not informed”.



AVASUS





user_health_establishment_SUS



Users who work in healthcare establishments linked to the SUS



Categorical



Yes or No



AVASUS





course_id



Unique identifier of the course performed by the avasus user.



Numerical



Code list according to AVASUS.



AVASUS





course_name



Name of the course taken by the avasus user.



Categorical



Course name according to AVASUS.



AVASUS





registration_date



Date the student registered.



Date



“YYYY-MM-DD”



AVASUS





completion_date



Date the student completed the course and is entitled to a certificate



Date



“YYYY-MM-DD” or NaN.



AVASUS





evaluation_note



A score given to the course by the participant.



Numerical



0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or NaN.



AVASUS





comment_evaluation



Comment made by the student about the course.



Text



Free text or NaN.



AVASUS






 

References 

Brasil (2025). Ambiente virtual de aprendizagem do sus - AVASUS. Sífilis e outras ISTs. Available from: https://avasus.ufrn.br/local/avasplugin/cursos/sifilis.php .Accessed on June 1, 2025.

 

Article: Interculturality, Public Health and Health Education: Data Report based on the Virtual Learning Environment of the Brazilian Health System (AVASUS)

 

Authors: Priscila Sanara da Cunha (1)(2), Natália Araújo do Nascimento Batista (1), Felipe Fernandes (1)(11), Ingridy Barbalho (1)(11), Manoel H. Romão (1), Karla Mônica Dantas Coutinho (1), Janaina Luana Rodrigues da Silva Valentim (1)(9), Juciano de Sousa Lacerda (1)(6)(8)(7)(9), Aline de Pinho Dias (1)(5)(7), Susana Henriques (9), Ricardo Alexsandro de Medeiros Valentim (1)(4)(7)(9)(10), Maria de Fátima Pereira Alves (2) (3), Karilany Dantas Coutinho (1)(4)(7)(9)

 

1 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health, Natal, Brazil

2 Universidade Aberta, Intercultural Relations Graduate Program, Lisboa, Portugal.

3 Universidade Aberta, Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People & the Planet, TERRA Laboratory; University of Coimbra, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Coimbra, Portugal

4 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Natal, Brazil.

5 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Educational Foundations and Policies, Natal, Brazil. 

6 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Social Communication, Natal, Brazil. 

7 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Health Management and Innovation Graduate Program, Natal, Brazil.

8 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Media Studies Graduate Program, Natal, Brazil; CNPq Productivity Fellow – Level PQ-C

9 Universidade Aberta, Center for Global Studies, Lisboa, Portugal.

10 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, Natal, Brazil.

11 Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra(ESEnfC), Portugal