The double jeopardy associated with female leprosy patients is the central theme underpinning this essay. It constitutes a combination of biological factors unique to women and culturally defined bias, resulting in more stigmatization and isolation for women. Having examined the female immunological response and biological roles, the essay continues by focusing on the gender-culture perspective of leprosy. It draws upon an historical analysis of the experiences of Indian and African women to illustrate the ways in which gender roles impact upon health education and the utilization of health care services. Concluding comments suggest strategies that might improve female leprosy patient status, and views towards future research.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10920609?dopt=Abstract CN - MORRISON2000 DA - 2000 Jun DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.20000016 IS - 2 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -The double jeopardy associated with female leprosy patients is the central theme underpinning this essay. It constitutes a combination of biological factors unique to women and culturally defined bias, resulting in more stigmatization and isolation for women. Having examined the female immunological response and biological roles, the essay continues by focusing on the gender-culture perspective of leprosy. It draws upon an historical analysis of the experiences of Indian and African women to illustrate the ways in which gender roles impact upon health education and the utilization of health care services. Concluding comments suggest strategies that might improve female leprosy patient status, and views towards future research.
PY - 2000 SP - 128 EP - 43 T2 - Leprosy review TI - A woman with leprosy is in double jeopardy. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n2/pdf/v71n2a04.pdf VL - 71 SN - 0305-7518 ER -