Public health nursing in leprosy control: analysis of work done achieved

Abstract

In this paper, the author presents a comparative study of the work done by the nursing personnel in Health Center I of the Regional Health Department of Ribeirão Preto, State Health Bureau of the State of São Paulo, in compliance with the recommentaiions set forth by the Sub-program for the Controle of Leprosy. It should be stressed that the nurses' work was of a mainly administrative and advisory nature.