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      Understanding Narratives of Illness and Contagion as a Strategy to Prevent Tuberculosis among Metis in Southern Manitoba

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      Date
      2012-11-29
      Author
      Maud, Velvet
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This study examines how historical and contemporary narratives influence perceptions of tuberculosis among the Métis of southwestern Manitoba. Understanding TB, its prevention, transmission and treatment influence how Métis peoples make a choice when confronted with the illness in their community. These understandings can potentially influence behaviours that contribute to the transmission of the disease or cause delays in seeking medical treatment. Data were obtained by using a qualitative approach that involved interviewing five Métis women, all of whom had a close family member diagnosed with TB. The opened-ended interviews, in combination with personal experience, participant observation, and numerous discussions with people who had direct knowledge of TB in the past and present, provide a glimpse into the reality of how TB narratives influence perceptions regarding the illness. The participant’s intergenerational narratives and the lack of public health messaging potentially leave Métis vulnerable to contracting TB if exposed. This study identifies two primary concerns which need addressing in order to prevent TB from reemerging among the Métis in the southwest region of Manitoba: 1) TB education is essential to correct the misconceptions and misunderstandings expressed through historical and contemporary TB narratives; and 2) the continuing consequences of colonialism, such as poverty and poor health that contribute to TB transmission, need to be acknowledged and rectified.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Native Studies
      Program
      Native Studies
      Supervisor
      Tait, Caroline
      Committee
      Hackett, Paul; Abonyi, Sylvia; Settee, Priscilla
      Copyright Date
      October 2012
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-10-756
      Subject
      Tuberculosis
      Metis
      Narratives
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