Perception of leprosy patients towards the disease in a tertiary care hospital of high prevalent district in West Bengal, India: A qualitative study

• Autori principali: Jayanti Datta (Autore), Tridibes Bhattacharya (Autore), Sohanjan Chakraborty (Autore), S K Shahriar Ahmed (Autore), Aparesh Chandra Patra (Autore), Sudipta Roy (Autore), Aditya P Sarkar (Autore), Nilay K Das (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Leprosy is a disease having tremendous social implications due to ostracization. Despite continuous efforts made so far to eliminate leprosy, stigma/misbeliefs/adverse attitude toward leprosy still prevails among common people. Community perceptions and attitudes towards leprosy patients...