Individual, socioeconomic and healthcare access factors influencing the delays in leprosy presentation, diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative study.
Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira SerraRegiane Aquino Alves da SilvaFlavia Ferreira MonariJulianna Oliveira E SilvaJurandir Xavier de Sá JuniorRoberta de Araújo E SilvaIolanda Graepp FontouraMarcelino Santos NetoMárcio Flávio Moura de AraújoPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)
Patients with leprosy faced delays and healthcare access barriers related to knowledge of the disease, socioeconomic conditions and the structure of healthcare services, which must be considered when creating care plans, surveillance and control actions against leprosy. Appropriate interventions are necessary to reduce delays and better control the disease.