Troubling biographical disruption: narratives of unconcern about hepatitis C diagnosis

摘要: This paper explores the impact of hepatitis C diagnosis among participants a recent qualitative study based in New Zealand and Australia. The findings this research were unique with regard to small amount existing literature on topic. Whilst most social indicates that is disruptive or distressing experience, almost evenly divided between those who reported being distressed by described contracting as 'no big deal'. varied nature participants' narratives about their experience biographical disruption contextual: dependent upon previous experiences illness, marginalisation hardship, extent which an unknown entity normalised within community networks. draws theoretical frameworks disruption, normalisation dys-appearance illuminate these other contextual issues informing unconcern diagnosis.