00874nas a2200169 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002100055653001100076653001200087100002000099245004400119300001000163490000600173520051100179022001400690 1983 d c1983 Dec10aHealth Education10aHumans10aleprosy1 aDE MESQUITA A P00a[Health education in Hansen's disease]. a148-90 v83 a

The importance of sanitary education in the prophylaxis of Hansen's disease is emphasized and the educational programs concerning Hansen's disease developed only to physicians, other professionals in the medical area, patients and contacts is suggested since the people in general are not interested in these sorts of campaign. It is also stressed that the patients that are adequately informed may become efficient collaborators in the discovery of new cases and in the prophylaxis of this disease.

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