@article{32673,
  keywords = {leprosy, Shelter, Perceptions, Social stigma},
  author = {Almeida AIS and Nogueira MA and Feitosa EBJ and Corrêa JC and Vasconcelos JS and Sousa RF and Sá AMM},
  title = {[The main memories and feelings of ex-leprosy living in an ancient leprosarium].},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Objective</strong>: Describe the main memories and feelings of ex –leprosy living in an ancient leprosarium located in the metropolitan region of Belém, State of Pará. Methodology: It is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The data were collected through in-depth interviews, in the period from September to October of 2016, having as sample of coexistence, eleven ex-leprosy. The analysis of the data was made based content analysis of Bardin. Results: three categories emerged: From fear to social exclusion: feelings on the discovery of the disease; The discourse of fear: compulsory isolation and family segregation; Ghosts of the past in the present: social marks of disease. Conclusion: the perceptions about the disease show that marks of the past still reflect in social everyday life. The negative connotations associated with the disease reinforce prejudice and social stigma, generate intense psychic upsets and promote constant social isolation.</p>
},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {Enfermagem em foco},
  volume = {9},
  pages = {13-17},
  url = {http://revista.cofen.gov.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/1353/470},
  language = {por, eng},
}