OBJECTIVES: to identify factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.
METHODS: a cross-sectional study, carried out with cases of abandonment of leprosy treatment in the municipality of Palmas-TO. The cases were identified from the Notification System for Notifiable Diseases, and a questionnaire was subsequently applied.
RESULTS: dropout rates for 2017 and 2018 were 8.3% and 3.12%, respectively. Forty people participated in the study: the majority were women (57.5%), with an average age of 48.2 years, 75% were black/brown, 50% had completed/incomplete elementary education, and 52.5% were retired/unemployed. Factors associated with adherence to leprosy treatment were lack of improvement in symptoms and having the diagnosis ruled out by another physician/not believing they had leprosy.
CONCLUSIONS: the results point to the difficulty in accepting leprosy by cases and the importance of healthcare professionals in health education and adequate leprosy diagnosis.
BT - Revista brasileira de enfermagem C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41370615 DA - 01/2025 DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0437 IS - 4 J2 - Rev Bras Enferm LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -OBJECTIVES: to identify factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy.
METHODS: a cross-sectional study, carried out with cases of abandonment of leprosy treatment in the municipality of Palmas-TO. The cases were identified from the Notification System for Notifiable Diseases, and a questionnaire was subsequently applied.
RESULTS: dropout rates for 2017 and 2018 were 8.3% and 3.12%, respectively. Forty people participated in the study: the majority were women (57.5%), with an average age of 48.2 years, 75% were black/brown, 50% had completed/incomplete elementary education, and 52.5% were retired/unemployed. Factors associated with adherence to leprosy treatment were lack of improvement in symptoms and having the diagnosis ruled out by another physician/not believing they had leprosy.
CONCLUSIONS: the results point to the difficulty in accepting leprosy by cases and the importance of healthcare professionals in health education and adequate leprosy diagnosis.
PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 10 T2 - Revista brasileira de enfermagem TI - Factors associated with non-adherence to polychemotherapy treatment for leprosy. UR - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12716807/pdf/0034-7167-reben-78-04-e20240437.pdf VL - 78 SN - 1984-0446 ER -