'It's Not Catching': Hansen Home and the Local Knowledge of Leprosy in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies

The purpose of this study was to document the ethnohistory of the leprosarium Hansen Home and to examine the local knowledge ofleprosy in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Kittitians often responded to questions about leprosy in 2000 with the statement "it's not catching." In 200...

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Main Author: Anderson, Nancy R
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2005
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/580