DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL
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Resumo: | This study aims to analyze the dental surgeons' knowledge about leprosy and its ways of transmission, clinical characteristics and treatment, besides analyzing their experience with respect to diagnostic suspicion and case referrals. The study population comprised 242 dental surgeons working in the public dental service of the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A self-applicable questionnaire containing questions about the dental surgeon's profile was used, including his/her knowledge on leprosy, as well as his/her practices concerning the disease. The results showed a predominance of female dental surgeons (65.7%), with ages ranging between 30 and 39 years old (43%) and professionals having six to 10 years of experience since graduation. Concerning their time working in the Unified Health System (SUS), the highest percentage of dental surgeons referred more than 10 years. Regarding the knowledge about the disease, 30.6% did not know the efficacy of the treatment of leprosy, 47% did not know the disease had to be notified compulsorily and only 8.3% had received information about leprosy at work. Besides that, most of them mentioned feeling little security when treating patients with leprosy (61.6%). Thus, dental surgeons' deficient knowledge on issues related to leprosy may be highlighted. |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZILThis study aims to analyze the dental surgeons' knowledge about leprosy and its ways of transmission, clinical characteristics and treatment, besides analyzing their experience with respect to diagnostic suspicion and case referrals. The study population comprised 242 dental surgeons working in the public dental service of the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A self-applicable questionnaire containing questions about the dental surgeon's profile was used, including his/her knowledge on leprosy, as well as his/her practices concerning the disease. The results showed a predominance of female dental surgeons (65.7%), with ages ranging between 30 and 39 years old (43%) and professionals having six to 10 years of experience since graduation. Concerning their time working in the Unified Health System (SUS), the highest percentage of dental surgeons referred more than 10 years. Regarding the knowledge about the disease, 30.6% did not know the efficacy of the treatment of leprosy, 47% did not know the disease had to be notified compulsorily and only 8.3% had received information about leprosy at work. Besides that, most of them mentioned feeling little security when treating patients with leprosy (61.6%). Thus, dental surgeons' deficient knowledge on issues related to leprosy may be highlighted.Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Postgraduate Program in Social and Preventive Dentistry. Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. E-mails: rojema@foa.unesp.br; mae_gomes@hotmail.com; sasaliba@foa.unesp.br; cgarbin@foa.unesp.br; agarbin@foa.unesp.brUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Martins, Ronald JeffersonCarloni, Maria Emília Oliveira GomesMoimaz, Suzely Adas SalibaGarbin, Cléa Adas SalibaGarbin, Artênio José Ísper2018-12-11T16:46:16Z2018-12-11T16:46:16Z2016-11-03info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article76application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201658076Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, v. 58, p. 76-.1678-9946http://hdl.handle.net/11449/16952710.1590/S1678-9946201658076S0036-466520160050002582-s2.0-85014806984S0036-46652016005000258.pdf44191585257096860000-0001-5069-8812Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-12-15T06:21:26Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/169527Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462023-12-15T06:21:26Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL Martins, Ronald Jefferson |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REGARDING LEPROSY IN AN ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL |
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Martins, Ronald Jefferson |
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Martins, Ronald Jefferson Carloni, Maria Emília Oliveira Gomes Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin, Artênio José Ísper |
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Carloni, Maria Emília Oliveira Gomes Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin, Artênio José Ísper |
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Martins, Ronald Jefferson Carloni, Maria Emília Oliveira Gomes Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin, Artênio José Ísper |
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This study aims to analyze the dental surgeons' knowledge about leprosy and its ways of transmission, clinical characteristics and treatment, besides analyzing their experience with respect to diagnostic suspicion and case referrals. The study population comprised 242 dental surgeons working in the public dental service of the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A self-applicable questionnaire containing questions about the dental surgeon's profile was used, including his/her knowledge on leprosy, as well as his/her practices concerning the disease. The results showed a predominance of female dental surgeons (65.7%), with ages ranging between 30 and 39 years old (43%) and professionals having six to 10 years of experience since graduation. Concerning their time working in the Unified Health System (SUS), the highest percentage of dental surgeons referred more than 10 years. Regarding the knowledge about the disease, 30.6% did not know the efficacy of the treatment of leprosy, 47% did not know the disease had to be notified compulsorily and only 8.3% had received information about leprosy at work. Besides that, most of them mentioned feeling little security when treating patients with leprosy (61.6%). Thus, dental surgeons' deficient knowledge on issues related to leprosy may be highlighted. |
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