01503nam a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260005200042653002700094653001300121653001200134653001100146653001000157653001100167653001000178653003400188653001200222653001800234653001200252653002300264653001100287653000900298100001600307245009900323300001100422050001500433520073100448020002201179       2011                            d  bMcFarland & Company Inc., PuhblisersaJefferson10aWestern Pacific Region10aVanuatu.10aVanuatu10aTuvalu10aTonga10aStigma10aSamoa10aPsychosocial aspects (stigma)10aOceania10aNew Caledonia10aleprosy10aHistory of leprosy10aGlobal10aFiji1 aMcMenamin D00aLeprosy and stigma in the South Pacific: a region by region history with first person accounts  a224 p.  a130.1 MCMb3 aThe long-lasting effects of leprosy are still evident in various parts of the world. This book details the personal experiences of people in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, the majority of whom contracted leprosy as children. It recounts how the victims were subject to prolonged isolation in various leprosaria as the first effective cure for leprosy only became available after 1949. Oral histories are utilized and verbatim extracts demonstrate the level of stigma experienced by these young people. Topics covered include the exact nature of the diagnosis, removal from one’s family, the experience of isolation, and the reaction of family and villages upon the individual’s return to community life. 
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