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Abstract This is an exploratory and qualitative study, carried out in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, from August to November 2019. It aimed to analyze the performance of sanitarists in multidisciplinary teams in primary care, identifying their practices, challenges and potential. Data were collected through semi-structured and audio-recorded interviews with nine professionals graduated in collective health and linked to four multidisciplinary residency programs in family health. The interviews were subjected to thematic content analysis. Three thematic categories emerged: Practices of Sanitarians at NASF-AB; Difficulties in the work process of the sanitarist at NASF-AB; and Potentialities of the performance of the sanitarist at NASF-AB. Health workers have developed a list of activities that cover all dimensions of matrix support, with a predominance of technical-pedagogical and institutional support dimensions. One of the main challenges is the lack of knowledge about the performance of sanitarists by other professionals, managers and users, who are limiting their autonomy in implementing their actions. Their presence in the teams has contributed to the organization of the work process and to strengthening the monitoring, evaluation and articulation of networks.

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