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Hanseníase, exclusão e preconceito: histórias de vida de mulheres em Santa Catarina

2010; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 15; Issue: suppl 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-81232010000700011

ISSN

1678-4561

Autores

Patrícia Vieira Martins, Sandra Caponi,

Tópico(s)

History of Medicine and Tropical Health

Resumo

This article describes historical notes about leprosy, from the discovery of the bacillus to the treatment done today. In this text we try to analyze the perception of some women, former leprosy patients, residents of Santa Teresa Hospital, located in the city of São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina State, on the stigma, prejudice and exclusion they suffered and still suffer today. We used the oral history of three women for research purposes and we found as a result of this "excluding" treatment over the years, that it built some kind of rejection about the disease. The search and affirmation of the identity of the stigmatized subject has become a constant. The model of social acceptance and the fact of being recognized as different and not discriminated is the main issue.

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