The Health-Seeking Behavior of Leprosy Patients: An explanatory model

Authors

  • S. Singh School of Public Health PGIMER Chandigrah INDIA
  • A. K. Sinha Panjab University
  • B. G. Banerjee Panajb University Chandigarh-
  • N. Jaswal School of Public Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2013.105

Keywords:

Leprosy, health behavior, India

Abstract

The way people interpret their diseases/illness and its treatment, or the meanings of these, has a direct impact on the way populations at the community and reagional levels deal with their illness as well as the treatments sought and chosen. Our study sets out to assess the socio-demographic profile of leprosy patients and their health-seeking behaviour. We also explore certain cultural factors hallmarking local, traditional remedial choices and as to how this presents an obstacle to effective treatement and consultation. This said, our study further considers how cultural variations lead to interpreting the signs and symptoms of leprosy, that is, to different ways of seeing symptoms and ailments.

Author Biographies

S. Singh, School of Public Health PGIMER Chandigrah INDIA

Capacity Building Officer, School of Public Health PGIMER Chandigrah INDIA

A. K. Sinha, Panjab University

Professor, Department of Anthropology Panajb University Chandigarh-INDIA

B. G. Banerjee, Panajb University Chandigarh-

Professor, Department of Anthropology Panajb University Chandigarh-INDIA

N. Jaswal, School of Public Health

Research Cordinaor School of Public Health PGIMER Chandigarh -India

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2013-05-17

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Ways of Seeing: Causes and Beliefs

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