Ignorance, fear and superstition surround the problems of hanseniasis. In almost all cultures the predominant attitude is marked by 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.
BT - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/424929?dopt=Abstract DA - 1979 Jan 20 IS - 3 J2 - S. Afr. Med. J. LA - eng N2 -Ignorance, fear and superstition surround the problems of hanseniasis. In almost all cultures the predominant attitude is marked by 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.
PY - 1979 EP - 102 T2 - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde TI - Leprostigma in hanseniasis. VL - 55 SN - 0256-9574 ER -