The SARS-associated stigma of SARS victims in the post-SARS era of Hong Kong
The SARS-associated stigma of SARS victims in the post-SARS era of Hong Kong
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732308318372
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Siu, Judy Yuen-man
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作者：
Siu, Judy Yuen-man
本文探讨后SARS时代香港SARS患者身上与疾病相关的污名。我认为，SARS相关的耻辱并没有随着时间的推移而减少。基于16个月的参与观察SARS受害者的自助小组和半结构化访谈中获得的民族志数据，我认为，SARS相关的耻辱保持，复兴，并重建的生物医学遭遇，政府机构和公众的看法。我也提供了新的见解，如何与SARS相关的耻辱可能会造成问题，在香港的公共卫生发展。由于传染病将是对人类社会的持续威胁，了解疾病相关的污名如何影响流行病控制措施的结果，对于制定更具响应性的公共卫生政策以及为未来流行病爆发的患病社会群体提供医疗随访和社会支持服务至关重要。
This article explores the disease-associated stigma attached to the SARS victims in the post-SARS era of Hong Kong. I argue that the SARS-associated stigma did not decrease over time. Based on the ethnographic data obtained from 16 months of participant observation in a SARS victims' self-help group and semistructured interviews, I argue that the SARS-associated stigma was maintained, revived, and reconstructed by the biomedical encounters, government institutions, and public perception. I also provide new insight on how the SARS-associated stigma could create problems for public health development in Hong Kong. As communicable diseases will be a continuing threat for the human society, understanding how the disease-associated stigma affects the outcomes of epidemic control measures will be crucial in developing a more responsive public health policy as well as medical follow-up and social support service to the diseased social groups of future epidemic outbreaks.