01499nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002300059653001800082653001900100653001100119653001200130653001400142653002900156653002100185653001800206653002600224653001700250653001300267100001400280245013000294856008900424300001100513490000700524520066400531022001401195       2010                            d  c2010 Jul-Sep10aAttitude to Health10aHealth Status10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aleprosy10aPrejudice10aSchizophrenic Psychology10aSocial Isolation10aSocial stigma10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTuberculosis10aVitiligo1 aRao P S S00aStudy on differences and similarities in the concept and origin of leprosy stigma in relation to other health-related stigma.  uhttp://www.ijl.org.in/archives/jul-sep-2010/Art%201(PSSS%20RAO%20ET%20AL)117-121.pdf  a117-210 v823 a<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>  a0254-9395