01826nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001800080653001500098653001100113653001100124653001200135653000900147653001600156653001500172653002600187653002000213653003000233653002600263653002700289100001500316700001300331700001700344245009700361300001000458490001500468050001600483520096300499022001401462       2007                            d  c2007 Sep-Oct10aAdult10aBrazil10aCarrier State10aDemography10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aPublic Health Nursing10aQuality of Life10aReferral and Consultation10aSocioeconomic Factors10aVulnerable Populations1 aDuarte MTC1 aAyres JA1 aSimonetti JP00aSocioeconomic and demographic profile of leprosy carriers attended in nursing consultations.  a774-90 v15 Spec No  aDUARTE 20073 a<p>Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, endemic levels and individual conditions. This study aimed to recognize the socioeconomic and demographic profile and degree of incapacity installed in leprosy carriers attended at the School Health Center in Botucatu. Data were obtained through nursing consultation performed in 37 patients. The results showed a predominance of individuals with stable union (78%), whites (92%), age between 30 and 49 years old (51%), low level of schooling (68% with incomplete primary education) and those with per capita familial income less than one minimum salary (59 %). More than one third of the patients investigated (35%) presented some degree of physical incapacity. The association of low socioeconomic profile with the presence of physical incapacities assigns greater vulnerability to this population and can negatively influence their quality of life.</p>  a0104-1169