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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000500019</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Intervención educativa para el conocimiento sobre lepra en pacientes del Consultorio 15 Nuevitas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Educational intervention for knowledge about leprosy in patients of the 15 Nuevitas Clinic]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabreja-Heredia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milaris]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos-Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roger]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suárez-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leydis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lechuga-Domínguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yolepsi Hortensia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Viñas-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Annia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Toro-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Esther del]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Carlos J. Finlay&#8221; Filial Nuevitas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la lepra es una enfermedad muy antigua y, aunque es curable, sigue siendo un problema de salud pública en varias partes del mundo.  Objetivo:  describir la aplicación y resultados de una intervención educativa sobre la Lepra.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio de intervención educativa a 100 personas (61 femenino y 39 Masculino) perteneciente al consultorio médico de la familia No 15, del Policlínico Francisco Peña Peña, municipio de Nuevitas, Camagüey, período 2020-2021. La investigación se organizó en tres etapas: diagnóstico, intervención y evaluación. Las variables del estudio giraron en torno al conocimiento acerca de la lepra, los signos y síntomas, deformidad e incapacidad, transmisión y modo, curación estigma social y rehabilitación. Se utilizaron diferentes métodos de investigación.  Resultados:  demográficamente las edades comprendidas entre 26 a 49, predominó en los dos sexos, el femenino con un 59 % y el masculino con un 56,4 % de representatividad, el conocimiento de las diferentes variables en estudio se contactó que el sexo femenino antes de la intervención existía un porcentual entre el 19,7 a un 41 %, el masculino de 2,6 a un 41 %, después de aplicado el programa se contactó un índice porcentual entre el 82 y el 100 % en los dos sexos.  Conclusión:  el estudio confirmó la importancia de realizar intervenciones educativas para lograr una vigilancia activa, el diagnóstico temprano y la planificación de acciones contra la enfermedad en todos los países, con el propósito de disminuir o detener su transmisión.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Introduction: leprosy is a very old disease and, although it is curable, it is still a public health problem in several parts of the world.  Objective:  to describe the implementation and results of an educational intervention on leprosy.  Methods:  An educational intervention study was carried out on 100 people (61 women and 39 men) belonging to the family medical clinic No 15, of the Francisco Peña Peña Polyclinic, municipality of Nuevitas, Camagüey, period 2020-2021. The research was organised in three stages: diagnosis, intervention and evaluation. The study variables revolved around knowledge about leprosy, signs and symptoms, deformity and disability, transmission and mode, healing, social stigma and rehabilitation. Different research methods were used.  Results:  demographically, the age range was between 26 and 49, with a predominance of both sexes, female with 59 % and male with 56,4 %, the knowledge of the different variables under study was found to be between 19,7 and 41 % for the female sex before the intervention, and between 2,6 and 41 % for the male sex, and between 82 and 100 % for both sexes after the programme was implemented.  Conclusion:  The study confirmed the importance of educational interventions for active surveillance, early diagnosis and action planning against the disease in all countries in order to reduce or stop its transmission.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[LEPRA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[INTERVENCIÓN EDUCATIVA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CONOCIMIENTOS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[LEPROSY]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[EARLY INTERVENTION, EDUCATIONAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[KNOWLEDGE]]></kwd>
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