01988nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002200074653002300096653002800119653001600147653001100163653001100174653001200185653000900197653001600206653001600222653001700238100001600255700001400271700001500285700001200300700001600312245011100328856004600439300001100485490000700496050001700503520109200520022001401612       2013                            d  c2013 Mar10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aAttitude to Health10aCross-Sectional Studies10aDental Care10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOral Health10aSelf Concept1 aAlmeida JRS1 aAlencar C1 aBarbosa JC1 aDias AA1 aAlmeida MEL00a[Self-perception of people afflicted with leprosy regarding their oral health and the need for treatment].  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/csc/v18n3/27.pdf  a817-260 v18  aALMEIDA 20133 a<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>  a1678-4561