01385nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001200054653002100066653001100087100001500098700001200113700001300125700001500138700001400153245005400167856009000221300001200311490000600323520083800329       2014                            d10aNursing10aleprosy10aHealth Education10aBrazil1 aPinheiro M1 aSILVA S1 aFranca A1 aMonteiro B1 aSimpson C00aLeprosy: an educational approach with high school  uhttp://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/viewFile/3096/pdf_1282  a776-7840 v63 aObjective: Analyzing the high school students’ knowledge about leprosy,before and after the practice of health education in the classroom.
Method: an exploratory and descriptive study, with population of 358 high school students and sample of 200 students.
The criteria for selection sample: students enrolled in the selected school for the study, present in the classroom and had signed the Free and Informed Consent. For the data collection we used a questionnaire with closed questions about leprosy. with protocol number 085/08 and CAAE 00780051000.09.
Results: At first, the leprosy was little known by the students. However, this reality changed after the completion of the lecture as a tool for health education. 
Conclusion: we have emphasized the importance of the health education practices about leprosy by nursing.