@article{21814,
  keywords = {Attitude to Health, Health Status, HIV Infections, Humans, leprosy, Prejudice, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Isolation, Social stigma, Socioeconomic Factors, Tuberculosis, Vitiligo},
  author = {Rao P S S},
  title = {Study on differences and similarities in the concept and origin of leprosy stigma in relation to other health-related stigma.},
  abstract = {<p>While the experienced or enacted stigma may be the same for all health related stigma, in terms of isolation, discrimination and social participation restrictions of the affected persons; the concept and origin of stigma varies from one disease to another. An understanding of the cause of stigma is, therefore, essential to formulate effective strategies for its reduction/elimination. This is especially imperative in the case of leprosy where the basis of stigma is significantly different from other health related stigma. In this paper, a comparison is made between the concept and origin of leprosy stigma with that of other stigmatised diseases.</p>},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {82},
  pages = {117-21},
  month = {2010 Jul-Sep},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  url = {http://www.ijl.org.in/archives/jul-sep-2010/Art%201(PSSS%20RAO%20ET%20AL)117-121.pdf},
  doi = {10.1002/ijc.26099},
  language = {eng},
}