@article{23836,
  keywords = {Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Care, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Health, Self Concept},
  author = {Almeida JRS and Alencar C and Barbosa JC and Dias AA and Almeida MEL},
  title = {[Self-perception of people afflicted with leprosy regarding their oral health and the need for treatment].},
  abstract = {<p>Leprosy is an infectious disease that has an impact from a physical, social and psychological standpoint. The scope of this study was to assess the self-perception on oral health and need for treatment in leprosy patients in the city of Fortaleza, State of Ceará, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, where 100 leprosy patients were given a semi-structured questionnaire to fill out. The results of the bivariate analysis between need for treatment and socio-economic characteristics showed that only education revealed a statistical association (p=0.000). An association was verified between the classification of oral health and self-perception of need for treatment (p=0.05). With respect to the self-perception of oral health, 36% of the researched subjects classified their oral health as good. The self-perception of leprosy patients regarding their oral health and need for treatment, together with a clinical evaluation, should serve as a guide for the drafting of public policies that aim to foment more effective dental treatment for these patients.</p>},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Ciencia & saude coletiva},
  volume = {18},
  pages = {817-26},
  month = {2013 Mar},
  issn = {1678-4561},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v18n3/27.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/s1413-81232013000300027},
  language = {por},
}