A study on community-based approaches to reduce leprosy stigma in India

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Raju, M S ^a   Rao, P S S ^a   Mutatkar, R K ^a  

^a India   (India)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Multi state study; SROC; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LEPROSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; SOCIAL WORKER; STIGMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSY;

EID: 65649107616     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Arnstein SR (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. J Am Inst Plan. 35: 216-224.
2. Asadi-Lari M, Farshad AA, Assaei SE et al (2005). Applying a basic development needs approach for sustainable and integrated community development in less-developed areas: report of ongoing Iranian experience. Public Health. 119: 474-482.
3. Bekri W, Gebre S, Mengiste A et al (1998). Delay in presentation and start of treatment in leprosy patients : a case-control study of disabled and non-disabled patients in three different settings in Ethiopia. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 66: 1-9.
4. Chen S, Chu T and Wang Q (2005). Qualitative assessment of social, economic and medical needs for ex-leprosy patients living in leprosy villages in Shandong Province, The People's Republic of China. Lepr Rev. 76: 335-347.
5. Chen X S, Li WZ, Jiang C et al (2000). Leprosy in China : delay in the detection of cases. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 94: 181-188.
6. Cornish F and Gosh R (2007). The necessary contradictions of 'community-led' health promotion: a case study of HIV prevention in an Indian red light district. Soc Sci Med. 64:496-507.
7. Egbert N, Mickley J and Coeling H (2004). A review and application of social scientific measures of religiosity and spirituality : assessing a missing component in health communication research. Health Commun. 16: 7-27.
8. Gilman SL (1999). Disease and stigma. Lancet. 354 (Suppl) : SIV15.
9. Heijnders ML (2004). The dynamics of stigma in leprosy. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 72:437-447.
10. Israel BA, Schulz AJ, Parker EA et al (1998). Review of community-based research: assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annu Rev Public Health. 19:173-202.
11. Khan NC, Thanh HT, Berger J et al (2005). Community mobilization and social marketing to promote weekly iron-folic acid supplementation: a new approach toward controlling anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam. Nutr Rev. 63: S87-94.
12. Klemm RD, Labrique AB, Christian P et al (2008). Newborn vitamin A supplementation reduced infant mortality in rural Bangladesh. Pediatrics. 122: e242-250.
13. MacQueen KM, McLellan E, Metzger DS et al (2001). What is community ? An evidencebased definition for participatory public health. Am J Public Health. 91: 1929-1937.
14. Mayoux L (1998). Women's empowerment and micro-finance programmes: strategies for increasing impact. Dev Pract. 8:235-241.
15. McCurry J (2004). Japanese leprosy patients continue to fight social stigma. 2 years after landmark court ruling, incarcerated patients are still fearful of returning home. Lancet. 363:544.
16. vanVeen NH, Meima A and Richardus JH (2006). The relationship between detection delay and impairment in leprosy control: a comparison of patient cohorts from Bangladesh and Ethiopia. Lepr Rev. 77:356-365.
17. Neuhauser L, Schwab M , Syme S et al (1998). Community participation in health promotion: evaluation of the California wellness guide. Health Promot Int. 13: 211-222.
18. Nicholls PG, Ross L and Smith WCS (2006). Promoting early detection in leprosy- a literature review to identify proven and potential interventions addressing patientrelated delay. Lepr Rev. 77: 298-310.
19. Park K (2002). Text book of Preventive and Social Medicine (Chapter-11: Social Science and Medicine), 17th edn, Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur, India.
20. Peters K, Jackson D and Rudge T (2007). Failures of reproduction : problematising 'success' in assisted reproductive technology. Nurs Inq. 14: 125-131.
21. Petryshen PM, Hawkins JD and Fronchak TA (2001). An evaluation of the social recreation component of a community mental health program. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 24: 293-298.
22. Pollard N and Sakellariou D (2008). Operationalizing community participation in community-based rehabilitation : exploring the factors. Disabil Rehabil. 30: 62-70.
23. Rafferty J (2005). Curing the stigma of leprosy. Lepr Rev. 76: 119-126.
24. Shrestha S (2002). Increasing contraceptive acceptance through empowerment of female community health volunteers in rural Nepal. J Health Popul Nutr. 20: 156-165.
25. Strauss RP, Sengupta S, Quinn SC et al (2001). The role of community advisory boards: involving communities in the informed consent process. Am J Public Health. 91:1938-1943.
26. The Leprosy Mission Trust India (2007). Baseline survey report of CARRELS project, New Delhi, India.
27. UNAIDS (2007). Good participatory practice - guidelines for biomedical HIV prevention trials, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
28. World Health Organization (2006). Operational guidelines-global strategy for further reducing the leprosy burden and sustaining leprosy control activities (2006-10), Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi.
29. Zakus JD (1998). Resource dependency and community participation in primary health care. Soc Sci Med. 46: 475-494.