[Characterization of the teaching in Hansen's disease in the undergraduate nursing education in the State of São Paulo].

Abstract

The study describes the situation of the hanseniasis teaching in the undergraduated nursing courses. In the analysis based on data taken from five schools of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, a heterogeneity of procedures became evident in the disease teaching, related to the schedule used, to the local of practical training activities, as well as to specific subjects on hanseniasis.