00827nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001700058653001100075653001200086653002500098100001600123245003200139300000800171490000700179520044500186022001400631       1979                            d  c1979 Jan 2010aChristianity10aHumans10aleprosy10aTerminology as Topic1 aDOGLIOTTI M00aLeprostigma in hanseniasis.  a1020 v553 a<p>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.</p>  a0256-9574