Community attitude to divorce in leprosy.
Indian J Lepr
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1995 Oct-Dec; 67(4): 389-403
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| ID: sea-54946
ABSTRACT
Divorcing a leprosy afflicted spouse is one of the manifestations of social stigma attached to leprosy. It mostly depends on the community's decision resulting from the physical and social threat perceived. In order to find out who were prone to divorce their leprosy afflicted spouses, 1199 community members drawn from two States, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, were asked what their advice would be if a spouse of leprosy patient approached them for advice. The responses were cross tabulated against their demographic characteristics. While, only a small proportion of respondents advised divorce in Andhra Pradesh, they were mainly females, above SSC educated, those who did cultivation, labourers and were from poor economic group. On the other hand, in Orissa, a high proportion of the respondents suggested divorce.
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Asunto principal:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Actitud
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Divorcio
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Adolescente
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Factores de Edad
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Adulto
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Escolaridad
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Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Asunto de la revista:
Tropical Medicine
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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