01821nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260002400042653002400066653002100090653001200111653002300123653002100146100001500167700001500182700001500197700001200212700001500224700001700239245009100256856008000347300000800427490000700435520108800442022002501530       2024                            d  bFapUNIFESP (SciELO)10aPrimary Health Care10aHealth Promotion10aLeprosy10aNeglected Diseases10aHealth personnel1 aMacêdo MS1 aBarbosa NS1 aAlmeida PD1 aMelo JO1 aCardoso JA1 aAraújo TMED00aPrimary health care professionals’ practice in the face of leprosy: a scoping review  uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/XBB99zHLVFnzvbdxR7Cjn6c/?format=pdf&lang=en  a1-90 v773 a<p><strong>Objectives:</strong> to identify Primary Health Care professionals’ practice in the face of leprosy.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:</strong> a scoping review, carried out between November 2022 and January 2023, conducted according to the methodological structure proposed by JBI and checklist Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews in six databases and additional literature.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> the sample consisted of 11 articles, published between 2008 and 2022. The findings were synthesized into three categories: Early diagnosis and timely treatment; Physical disability prevention; and Household and social contact surveillance.</p>

<p><strong>Final Considerations:</strong> there is a need to align the practices carried out with those recommended by the Brazilian National Program for Leprosy Control and Elimination, as some were not identified in studies, which implies losses to qualified assistance directed to patient demands, with a view to control and elimination of leprosy.</p>
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