Brazil has been at the forefront in replacing the stigmatising term 'leprosy' with the non-pejorative alternative 'Hansen's disease' ('hanseníase'), with use of the former word prohibited by law since 1995. This change followed decades of advocacy, including by civil society organisations representing people affected by the disease. A survey of people affected by Hansen's disease in Brazil found that 111/112 respondents preferred the alternative term, supporting the view that consideration of non-stigmatising terminology that respects the wishes of people affected by the disease should be part of the WHO Global Leprosy (Hansen's disease) Strategy to achieve 'zero stigma' by 2030.
BT - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34302735 DA - 07/2021 DO - 10.1093/trstmh/trab115 J2 - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg LA - eng N2 -Brazil has been at the forefront in replacing the stigmatising term 'leprosy' with the non-pejorative alternative 'Hansen's disease' ('hanseníase'), with use of the former word prohibited by law since 1995. This change followed decades of advocacy, including by civil society organisations representing people affected by the disease. A survey of people affected by Hansen's disease in Brazil found that 111/112 respondents preferred the alternative term, supporting the view that consideration of non-stigmatising terminology that respects the wishes of people affected by the disease should be part of the WHO Global Leprosy (Hansen's disease) Strategy to achieve 'zero stigma' by 2030.
PY - 2021 T2 - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene TI - Consensus in Brazil on the renaming of leprosy to Hansen's disease. SN - 1878-3503 ER -