01439nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001800054700001400072700001500086245010600101856007300207300001400280490000700294520095400301022001401255       2020                            d  c01/20201 ade Oliveira J1 aMarinus M1 aMonteiro E00aPractices in the healthcare of children and adolescents with leprosy: the discourse of professionals.  uhttps://www.scielo.br/pdf/rgenf/v41/1983-1447-rgenf-41-e20190412.pdf  ae201904120 v413 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To analyze the health care practices of children and adolescents with leprosy from the speeches of health professionals.</p><p><b>METHOD: </b>Qualitative research conducted with 23 health professionals who attended children and adolescents with leprosy in primary and secondary care in a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, from April to July 2018, through semi-structured interviews. Data were subjected to content analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The practice of health care was apprehended from the following categories of analysis: "Embracement in leprosy", "Clinical practice" and "Education in Health", with limitations in meeting the particularities of the studied population.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Limiting aspects in health care practice contribute to the difficulties in controlling the disease, requiring the development of best practice recommendations that address the needs of children and adolescents.</p>  a1983-1447