Negotiating political power and stigma around fragile X Syndrome in a rural village in Cameroon: A tale of a royal family and a community

Negotiating political power and stigma around fragile X Syndrome in a rural village in Cameroon: A tale of a royal family and a community

Abstract Background Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a neurogenetic condition that significantly impacts the lives of affected individuals and their families due to its association with intellectual disability (ID) and stigma. Method In this paper, we present the findings of an ethnographic study in the...

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Main Authors: Karen Kengne Kamga, Nchangwi Syntia Munung, Séraphin Nguefack, Ambroise Wonkam, Jantina De Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Subjects:
Cameroon
Fragile x syndrome
qualitative study
stigma‐power
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1615

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