Nursing students admitted through the affirmative action system display similar performance in professional and academic trajectories to those from the regular path in a public school in Brazil.
Marize Lima de Sousa Holanda BiazottoLeila Bernarda Donato GöttemsFernanda Viana BittencourtGilson Roberto de AraújoSérgio Eduardo Soares FernandesCarlos Manoel Lopes RodriguesFrancisco de Assis Rocha NevesFábio Ferreira AmorimPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Our results revealed that affirmative action is a policy that contributes to the reduction of inequalities and guarantees the training of nursing professionals with a similar professional qualification received through affirmative action and regular path systems.