TY - JOUR
KW - Nursing
KW - leprosy
KW - Health Education
KW - Brazil
AU - Pinheiro M
AU - SILVA S
AU - Franca A
AU - Monteiro B
AU - Simpson C
AB - Objective: Analyzing the high school students’ knowledge about leprosy,before and after the practice of health education in the classroom.
Method: an exploratory and descriptive study, with population of 358 high school students and sample of 200 students.
The criteria for selection sample: students enrolled in the selected school for the study, present in the classroom and had signed the Free and Informed Consent. For the data collection we used a questionnaire with closed questions about leprosy. with protocol number 085/08 and CAAE 00780051000.09.
Results: At first, the leprosy was little known by the students. However, this reality changed after the completion of the lecture as a tool for health education. 
Conclusion: we have emphasized the importance of the health education practices about leprosy by nursing. 
BT - Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
IS - 2
J2 - J. res.: fundam. care.
LA - eng
N2 - Objective: Analyzing the high school students’ knowledge about leprosy,before and after the practice of health education in the classroom.
Method: an exploratory and descriptive study, with population of 358 high school students and sample of 200 students.
The criteria for selection sample: students enrolled in the selected school for the study, present in the classroom and had signed the Free and Informed Consent. For the data collection we used a questionnaire with closed questions about leprosy. with protocol number 085/08 and CAAE 00780051000.09.
Results: At first, the leprosy was little known by the students. However, this reality changed after the completion of the lecture as a tool for health education. 
Conclusion: we have emphasized the importance of the health education practices about leprosy by nursing. 
PY - 2014
SP - 776
EP - 784
T2 - Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
TI - Leprosy: an educational approach with high school
TT - Hanseníase: uma abordagem educativa com estudantes do ensino médio
UR - http://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/viewFile/3096/pdf_1282
VL - 6
ER -