| Prejudice towards chronic diseases: comparison among epilepsy, AIDS and diabetes. | |
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PMID: 17320420 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Diseases have an additional negative meaning but with different magnitude. Epilepsy is considered a stigmatizing condition; however its magnitude is unknown in our society, a limited-resource country, as Brazil. PURPOSE: To compare the stigma perception of epilepsy to other two chronic conditions: AIDS and diabetes in the city of Campinas, Brazil. METHODS: We interviewed people in two situations: on the streets (145 randomly selected people) and during a Meeting of Epilepsy (86 people). We asked three questions "What score would you rate for the prejudice that general population has towards: epilepsy, AIDS and diabetes". The score ranges from 0 (no prejudice) to 10 (maximum prejudice), and was displayed to the interviewee in the format of a ruler. RESULTS: The median (upper and lower 95% confidence interval) prejudice score of lay people was 9 (7.8-8.6) for AIDS, 7 (6.1-7.0) for epilepsy and 2 (2.5-3.5) for diabetes. The median prejudice score of people with epilepsy and relatives was 9 (6.9-8.1) for AIDS, 7 (6.4-7.5) for epilepsy and 2.5 (2.9-4.2) for diabetes. DISCUSSION: There is a difference in the perception of prejudice towards people with chronic diseases; AIDS had the highest level of stigma and diabetes the lowest, and epilepsy was in the intermediate position but closer to AIDS. |
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Authors:
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Paula T Fernandes; Priscila C B Salgado; Ana Lúcia A Noronha; Fernanda D Barbosa; Elisabete A P Souza; Josemir W Sander; Li M Li |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2007-02-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association Volume: 16 ISSN: 1059-1311 ISO Abbreviation: Seizure Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-27 Completed Date: 2007-07-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306979 Medline TA: Seizure Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 320-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil. |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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psychology* Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Attitude to Health* Brazil Child Chronic Disease Diabetes Mellitus / psychology* Epilepsy / psychology* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Prejudice* |
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