02351nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001100093653001000104653002800114653002600142653001100168653001100179653002300190653001200213653000900225653001600234653001600250653001700266653001600283100001600299700001400315700001600329700001900345245015100364856006800515300000800583490000700591050001500598520133800613022001401951       2012                            d  c2012 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBrazil10aChild10aCross-Sectional Studies10aDisability Evaluation10aFemale10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOccupations10aRisk Factors10aYoung Adult1 aNardi S M T1 aIkehara E1 aPedro H S P1 aPaschoal V D A00aCharacterization of the profession/occupation of individuals affected by leprosy and the relationship with limitations in professional activities.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/2012/jan-mar/1_Nardi_et_al_(original).pdf  a1-80 v84  aNARDI 20123 a<p>People who had leprosy stay away from work and have difficulty of employability and to perform their functions or retire early. This study aimed at determining whether there is a relationship between profession/occupation and limitations in activities. This was a cross-sectional study that used the SALSA scale (Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness) to assess limitations and to classify professions/occupations as low, medium or high risk. Of the 277 people surveyed, 50.2% were men, the mean age was 53.8 years (SD = 16.3), 62.7% had multibacillary, 59.7% had family incomes of 3 minimum wages or less, 58.5% had up to 6 years schooling and 57% did not have paid jobs. As for occupations, 45.8% were considered low, 39.7% medium and 12.3% high risk. Of thetotal, 49.1% had mild/moderate, 8.7% severe/very severe and 42.2% did not have any limitations. The relationship between limitations in activities and occupational risk indicated that people with severe limitations tend to have low risk occupations (p value < 0.05). The limitations associated with employability showed that most active individuals have no limitations (p value < 0.05). Hence, most people who had leprosy have low risk professions/occupations; the limitations favor a shift from high-risk activities and interfere with employability.</p>  a0254-9395