Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the limitation of activity, risk awareness and social participation of people affected by leprosy. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 152 participants divided into two groups. Data collection took place between November 2018 and March 2019, through the application of a socioeconomic questionnaire and the instruments Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) and Participation Scale. Results: It was no significant difference in age between the groups, but there was association of males and a higher frequency of illiterates among multibacillaries. There was no statistically significant association between operational classification and others socioeconomic variables. As for the degrees of activity limitation, risk awareness and social participation, there was a greater difference in the averages in the multibacillary group, as well as a association between this group and the presence of risk awareness involved in certain daily activities and some degree of restriction to social participation. Conclusion: Even after the end of the treatment, significant levels of activity limitation and level of risk awareness were observed, especially in multibacillary patients. Finally, the association of multibacillary forms with the restriction of social participation shows how leprosy socially affects the lives of people affected.