Stigmas of congenital Zika syndrome: family perspectives

• Main Authors: Martha Cristina Nunes Moreira (Author), Corina Helena Figueira Mendes (Author), Marcos Antonio Ferreira do Nascimento (Author), Ana Paula Lopes de Melo (Author), Maria do Socorro Veloso de Albuquerque (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Márcia Pinto (Author), Loveday Penn-Kenkana (Author), Maria Elizabeth Lopes Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article uses a socio-anthropological framework to explore the stigmas around interactions with children born with congenital Zika syndrome caused by the Zika virus epidemic in two Brazilian municipalities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents and other relatives. We reflected...