A Biographical Research on Lives of Korean Women with Leprosy

kim, Mi Ok; choisooyeun,

doi:10.16999/kasws.2013.44.1.239

koreanjournalofsocialwelfarestudies

2013

DOI: 10.16999/kasws.2013.44.1.239

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A Biographical Research on Lives of Korean Women with Leprosy

Mi Ok kim¹,

choisooyeun choisooyeun²

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A Life and Death of the Leprosy Patients in Joseon Society Considered from the Anthropological Perspective

Shin

2019

Anat Biol Anthropol

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Leprosy is an important topic in the research field of bioanthropology and paleopathology. In this study, by reviewing historical documents, we are to investigate the life and death of leprosy patients during Joseon period. In historical records of Korea, though many leprosy patients suffered from being casted out of the Joseon society, some lucky patients spent the rest of life at home, fully supported by their family and relatives. Although these cases might not represent the entire leprosy patient, when they died, the family buried them politely according to the Confucian ritual commonly practiced at the time. Actually, very few leprosy cases in Korean history have been reported from anthropological studies so far. The present review shows that the discovery of leprosy patients from ancient human skeletons in Korea is not entirely hopeless.

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A Life and Death of the Leprosy Patients in Joseon Society Considered from the Anthropological Perspective

Shin

2019

Anat Biol Anthropol

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Disease experiences of female patients with Hansen’s disease residing in settlement in Korea

Jung

Yang

2020

Int J Equity Health

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify female Hansen's disease experience in settlement village in Korea. Method: For this study, 11 participants in settlement village were purposively chosen. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews from July to December 2015. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed following Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis to uncover the meaning of the experiences of the participants. Results: The study results showed that female Hansen's disease experience in settlement village consisted of 9 theme and 4 theme clusters: 1) Inescapable shackles; 2) Suffered as if being in prison,; 3) In no position to be a woman or a mother; 4) Another hometown. Conclusion: The findings of this study recommends that health care professionals should pay attention not only to leprosy patients to reduce their physical and psychological suffering but also to the community and public culture to promote integration of Hansenin in the community, continued promotion and reform are needed to overcome the stigma. The results of the present study can help us in a better understanding of various aspects of female patients with Hansen's disease residing in settlement.

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A Biographical Research on Lives of Korean Women with Leprosy

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A Life and Death of the Leprosy Patients in Joseon Society Considered from the Anthropological Perspective

A Life and Death of the Leprosy Patients in Joseon Society Considered from the Anthropological Perspective

Disease experiences of female patients with Hansen’s disease residing in settlement in Korea

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