01405nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001400043700001700057700001700074245005000091856009500141490000700236520101600243       2017                            d1 aACNS Dias1 aRAAS Almeida1 aNPS Coutinho00aExperience and feelings of women with leprosy  uhttp://www.revista.ufpe.br/revistaenfermagem/index.php/revista/article/view/10692/pdf_39850 v113 a<p><strong><em>Objective: </em></strong>to get to know the experience and feelings of women with leprosy. <strong><em>Method: </em></strong>qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, with 15 women. The data were produced through a semi-structured interview, with open and closed questions, and a script with guiding questions. The data were analyzed by the Content Analysis technique. <strong><em>Results: </em></strong>five categories were defined after the analysis: &lt;&lt; Living with leprosy &gt;&gt;, &lt;&lt; Life changes as a result of leprosy &gt;&gt;, &lt;&lt; Leprosy and social relations &gt;&gt; &lt;&lt; Support and search for confrontation&gt;&gt;, &lt;&lt; Feelings and future prospects &gt;&gt;. <strong><em>Conclusion: </em></strong>the results showed that leprosy leaves profound marks on women's lives such as fear, insecurity, social exclusion, and therefore, needing humanized care, by health professionals, and the support of people living with them, to cope with the disease.</p>