Abstrato

Information on the patients in regards to leprosy and adherence to treatment.

Alexsandra Leite*

Leprosy is a constant irresistible illness brought about by Mycobacterium leprae. It is known for its extraordinary deforming limit and is viewed as an incredibly genuine sickness to general wellbeing around the world. The territory of Ceará positions thirteenth in number of instances of sickness in Brazil, and fourth in Northeastern locale, with a normal of 2,149 new cases analyzed consistently. This study expected to assess the information on uncleanliness patients in regards to treatment, and to evaluate the degree of treatment adherence and its potential obstructions. The review was led in the reference community for dermatology. The review information was gathered through an organized meeting, alongside the Morisky-Green test, to survey treatment adherence and boundaries to adherence. A sum of 70 patients were evaluated, out of whom 66 were new cases. Most of patients were somewhere in the range of 42 and 50 years of age, and male. Most patients were clinically delegated introducing multi bacillary disease, and 78.6% of them were from Fortaleza, Brazil. The Morisky-Green test showed that 62.9% of patients introduced a low degree of adherence, withstanding guaranteeing to mindful of the illness chances. In any case, it was seen that 57.1% of the patients had no trouble sticking to treatment, while 38.6% detailed little trouble. This review shows that in spite of the patients professing to be comfortable with sickness and its therapy, the Morisky-Green test obviously exhibited that they really didn't know about the standards of treatment, which is confirmed by the low level of therapy adherence.