@phdthesis{25135,
  keywords = {Stigma, Nurses, leprosy, Ghana},
  author = {Bergman L and Britton A},
  title = {Nurse{\textquoteright}s experiences of leprosy related stigma in Ghana},
  abstract = {Background: Leprosy has long been associated with stigma and the disease causes a lot ofsuffering to those affected, not only physically but also emotionally and psychologically due to the effects of stigma.

Aim: To describe the nurse{\textquoteright}s experiences of leprosy related stigma in the Central Region of Ghana.

Methods: A qualitative interview study with semi-structured interviews. Seven individual interviews were conducted four with nurses working at a hospital, specializing in leprosy care, at in the Central Region of Ghana. The data was analyzed using a content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundmans concept.

Results: The nurses described an exclusion affecting leprosy patients because of their disease. Significant factors, such as lack of knowledge and social circumstances, could be linked to leprosy related stigma.

Discussions: The result was discussed using Watson{\textquoteright}s theory of human, referring to eight of her ten carative factors. Three main subjects were identified and discussed related to the result. These were educational factors, social factors and stigmatization.
},
  year = {2014},
  url = {http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:726710/FULLTEXT01.pdf},
  language = {eng},
}