@article{24728,
  keywords = {leprosy, Household contacts, Prevention, Brazil},
  author = {Temoteo R and Souza M and Farias M and Abreu L and Martins Netto E},
  title = {[Leprosy: evaluation in household contacts]},
  abstract = {Introduction: The household contacts of leprosy are means for the maintenance of the disease. Objective: To identify the reasons why household contacts have not sought the Family Health Unit (FHU) for the dermatoneurological exam, in the municipality of Cajazeiras (PB). Methods: Exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach, performed in three FHU of the mentioned municipality. Data were collected through interviews, by applying semi-structured script, during visits to 31 contactsof leprosy cases. The data were treated from Bardin´s contentanalysis. Results: The main reason for not performing the dermato-neurological examination was the absence of signs and symptoms of leprosy, and feelings such as fear of examination, distrust of service, among others. Conclusion: Household contacts have not sought the Family Health Unit (FHU) for the dermato-neurological exam for lack of informationprovided by health professionals who serve at the FHS.},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Arquivos brasileiros de ciências da saúde},
  volume = {38},
  language = {por},
}