Avaliação do conhecimento de estudantes de medicina sobre a Hanseníase

Abstract

Keywords: Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of medical students in the face of dermatoneurological evaluation. Methodology: This is a descriptive, quantitative crosssectional study, participated in the research in total n: 76 medical students, 40 students from the 2nd semester and 36 of the 6th semester, the instrument used was distributed in the classroom in the Federal University of Mato Grosso- Campus Sinop. Results: It was shown that medical students demonstrated adequate knowledge about leprosy, medical students in the 6th semester showed better knowledge regarding the treatment and cure of the disease, presenting 35 (100%) correct answers, which may be due to the students of this semester already have direct contact with patients with the disease. Conclusion: Students know the actions directed to leprosy, however, there is a need to improve in relation to the means of transmission, signs and symptoms, turning the medical students into future qualified professionals to make a dermatoneurological evaluation benefiting and early diagnosis.