| Delineating disease: self-management of leprosy identities in South India. | |
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PMID: 14754668 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The national and international agencies working to eliminate leprosy are also dominant in setting the boundaries of official discourse on the issue. Within these boundaries the disease is commonly represented as a medical problem with negative social consequences, and it is believed that both problem and consequences will be resolved if leprosy is eliminated and its victims treated and (if necessary) reintegrated within their social groups. For those affected by leprosy the issues are frequently different, elimination in some respects representing a problem as much as a solution. Against this background, which I describe with reference to a group of leprosy-affected people in South India and their position vis- -vis leprosy organizations, I explore some of the contexts in which leprosy patients actively manage their own situations, often in defiance of prevailing development orthodoxies. I conclude that closer observation and analysis of the strategies patients use to manage their disease status have important policy implications. |
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Authors:
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James Staples |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Medical anthropology Volume: 23 ISSN: 0145-9740 ISO Abbreviation: Med Anthropol Publication Date: 2004 Jan-Mar |
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Created Date: 2004-02-02 Completed Date: 2004-03-24 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7707343 Medline TA: Med Anthropol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 69-88 Citation Subset: IM |
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Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. jsz@soas.ac.uk |
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Anthropology, Cultural Health Education Humans India Leper Colonies / organization & administration* Leprosy / ethnology*, rehabilitation* Poverty Quality of Life Self Care* Self Concept* Social Environment* World Health Organization |
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