01024nas a2200169 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001200051653001100063100001000074245006200084856006800146300001200214490000700226050001300233520060800246 2006 d c200610aleprosy10aGender1 aTry L00aGendered experiences: marriage and the stigma of leprosy. uhttp://english.aifo.it/disability/apdrj/apdrj206/gender-lep.pdf a55 - 720 v17 aTRY 20063 a

Stigma is rife in health and health care and it has implicit impacts which are often overlooked. Due to the continued social construction of the stigma of leprosy, it is clear that a greater understanding is needed of how stigma is experienced. This study considers the experiences of marriage of those who are vulnerable to stigmatisation due to leprosy and more specifically identifies different experiences of leprosy-affected women and men and the possible implications - See more at: http://www.asksource.info/resources/gendered-experiences-marriage-and-stigma-leprosy#sthash.u75kIYzp.dpuf