Patients' perceptions on the performance of a local health system to eliminate leprosy,Parana State, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Brazil, leprosy has been listed among the health priorities since 2006, in a plan known as the "Pact for life" (Pacto pela Vida). It is the sole country on the American continent that has not reached the global goal of disease elimination. Local health systems face many challenges to achieve this global goal. The study aimed to investigate how patients perceive the local health system's performance to eliminate leprosy and whether these perceptions differ in terms of the patients' income.

Methodology/principal findings

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil. Interviews were performed with the leprosy patients. The local health system was assessed through a structured and adapted tool, considering the domains judged as good qu

SUBMITTER: Pieri FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4238994 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature