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Leprosy and Primary Health Care: program structure assessment

ABSTRACT

Objective: to evaluate the structure of the municipal program of leprosy control in Canaã dos Carajás (Pará), in the context of Primary Health Care. Methods: this is an assessment of health programs, focusing on leprosy, targeting managers of the leprosy program and managers of health facilities of primary care. Two different questionnaires, developed specifically for this purpose, were used. Conclusion: the municipality in question has a structure classified between poor and regular, showing several weaknesses in the assessed program for the care of leprosy.

KEYWORDS
Leprosy; Health evaluation; Structure of services; Primary Health Care; Health services evaluation

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