01235nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001800042100001600060700001700076700001800093700001300111700001200124700001500136700001400151700001800165700001300183245007200196856008300268300001200351520062400363020001800987       2020                            d  bAtena Editora1 aMedeiros AM1 aAraújo CMDD1 aMesquita KKCB1 aLima MCS1 aLeal JC1 aRibeiro VS1 aRangel AF1 aMendonça GDS1 aJejus JR00aMORBIDADE HOSPITALAR OCASIONADA POR HANSENÍASE NO ESTADO DO PIAUÍ  uhttps://www.finersistemas.com/atenaeditora/index.php/admin/api/artigoPDF/38566  a115-1213 aLeprosy is one of the oldest chronic and infectious diseases, with records dated to 600 BC. The present study aimed to analyze the impact of Hansen's disease awareness and prevention campaigns on its morbidity and prevalence. It is a basic diagnostic research, based on analysis of secondary data from DATASUS, on leprosy in the State of Piauí, between the years 2008 to 2020. Where it was possible to verify that the constant health promotion actions of the Ministry of Health and associates, in the control of this pathology, showed a decrease in hospital morbidity and improvements in the patients' quality of life.  a9786557063057