01637nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001400054653002200068653001800090653002100108100001400129700001400143245008500157856009400242300000900336490000700345520106500352022001401417       2025                            d  c01/202510aTreatment10aleprosy treatment10aNon-adherence10apolychemotherapy1 ada Cruz J1 aFranchi E00aFactors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.  uhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12716807/pdf/0034-7167-reben-78-04-e20240437.pdf  a1-100 v783 a<p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>to identify factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>a cross-sectional study, carried out with cases of abandonment of leprosy treatment in the municipality of Palmas-TO. The cases were identified from the Notification System for Notifiable Diseases, and a questionnaire was subsequently applied.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>dropout rates for 2017 and 2018 were 8.3% and 3.12%, respectively. Forty people participated in the study: the majority were women (57.5%), with an average age of 48.2 years, 75% were black/brown, 50% had completed/incomplete elementary education, and 52.5% were retired/unemployed. Factors associated with adherence to leprosy treatment were lack of improvement in symptoms and having the diagnosis ruled out by another physician/not believing they had leprosy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>the results point to the difficulty in accepting leprosy by cases and the importance of healthcare professionals in health education and adequate leprosy diagnosis.</p>  a1984-0446