00848nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653002100078653001100099653001200110653002000122100001600142245003200158300000900190490000600199520043500205022001400640       1979                            d  c1979 Jun10aAttitude to Health10aHealth Promotion10aHumans10aleprosy10aSocial Behavior1 aDOGLIOTTI M00aLeprostigma in hanseniasis.  a40-10 v43 a<p>Ignorance, fear and superstition surround the problems of hanseniasis. In almost all cultures the predominant attitude is emotion, disgust and rejection towards persons suffering from this disease. All efforts aimed at the control of hanseniasis are doomed to failure unless the significance of stigma and associated social and economic factors are given adequate consideration. A programme of destigmatization is outlined.</p>  a0100-3283