Essays about: "Leprosy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Leprosy.

  1. 1. Leprosy: life(expectancy)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Samuel Dahlberg; [2021]
    Keywords : analys; lepra; livslängd; osteologi; samhälle;

    Abstract : Denna kandidatuppsats (C-uppsats) kommer att undersöka sjukdomen lepra utifrån ett socialt perspektiv med syftet att undersöka om livslängden hos infekterade människor (i Europa) påverkades på något sätt utifrån det samtida samhällets regerande normer och perspektiv. Rådande Covid-19 pandemin har omöjliggjort egna osteologiska undersökningar, vilket är varför denna studie kommer grundas i andra arkeologers redan publicerade rapporter. READ MORE

  3. 2. Healthy Enough to Enter? : Exploring the nexus of the body and the border through South African visa medical requirements

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

    Author : Hannah Atkins; [2019]
    Keywords : migration; biopolitics; health; south africa; visas; borders; health securitization;

    Abstract : Visitors to South Africa wishing to stay in the country for longer than three months are required to submit a medical report which makes room for a host of physical and mental “defects”, including leprosy, venereal disease, trachoma, disabilities and mental health disorders ranging from addictions to epilepsy. The form appears to be an object that points to a multiplicity of interpretations as well as inconsistencies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Seeing and Sinners : Spatial Stratification and the Medieval Hagioscopes of Gotland

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Karl Pettersson; [2018]
    Keywords : Hagioscope; Peter of Limoges; Visuality; Perspectiva; Anchorite; Recluse; Gotland; Purgatory; Leprosy; Penance; Sword Brethren; Teutonic Order; Pilgrims; Hagioskop; Peter Limoges; Visualitet; Perspectiva; Anakoret; Reclus; Gotland; Skärselden; Spetälska; Botgöring; Svärdsbrödraorden. Tyska Orden; Pilgrim;

    Abstract : The hagioscope—a small tunnel or opening usually set at eye-level in a church wall—is a complex and multifaceted device that appears in Europe during the late medieval period. Despite an increased interest in the  history of the senses, the hagioscope has been overlooked until now. READ MORE

  5. 4. Leprosy in Medieval Helsingborg: An Osteological Analysis of the St Clement Cemetery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Maria Petersen; [2018]
    Keywords : Osteology; Human Osteology; St Clement; Helsingborg; Medieval; Leprosy; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of leprosy at the medieval cemetery if the St Clement church in Helsingborg. The material was excavated during 1958-1962 by Margareta Weidhagen-Hallerdt, however the results from the excavation was not published until 2010. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nurses’ experiences of education and compliance in treatment of patients with leprosy : A qualitative Minor Field Study in Kwara State, Nigeria

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Anna Almén Burman; [2015]
    Keywords : nurses’ experiences; leprosy; education; compliance; stigma; qualitative; Nigeria; Minor Field Study;

    Abstract : This study was sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) as a Minor Field Study. Background: The treatment of leprosy patients in endemic countries is free of charge. Despite that, leprosy is still a disease that is spreading and can lead to severe consequences such as disability. READ MORE