01352nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001400054653002400068100001500092700001300107700001900120700001400139700001400153245010900167856007300276490000700349520077600356022001401132       2014                            d10aleprosy10aKnowledge10aEducation in health1 aMoreira AJ1 aNaves JM1 aFernandes LFRM1 aCastro SS1 aWalsh IAP00aAção educativa sobre hanseníase na população usuária das unidades básicas de saúde de Uberaba-MG  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/sdeb/v38n101/0103-1104-sdeb-38-101-0234.pdf0 v383 a<p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge about Leprosy on users of the Basic Health Units of the city of Uberaba-MG, Brazil. This was an intervention research of descriptive nature and quantitative approach. A questionnaire was applied before and after the educational intervention addressing signs and symptoms, means of transmission, complications and treatment of leprosy. The sample contained 88 women and eight men with an average age of 57.06±1.79 years. It was observed that the population unawareness about the disease is still large. However, the importance of the health education action could be confirmed by the satisfactory knowledge increase, easing the prevention and early diagnosis.</p>
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