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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of participants by sex

From: Key Chagas disease missing knowledge among at-risk population in Spain affecting diagnosis and treatment

 

Male

Female

P-value

n = 159

%

n = 217

%

 

Age, years

 18–24

15

9.4

14

6.5

 

 25–34

47

29.5

48

22.1

 

 35–44

56

35.2

87

40.1

 

 45–54

27

17.0

46

21.2

 

 55–64

11

6.9

12

5.5

 

 > 65

3

1.9

10

4.6

0.241

Education

 Primary school or less

38

23.9

59

27.2

 

 Secondary school or more

121

76.1

158

72.8

0.471

Bolivian department

 Cochabambaa

57

35.8

96

44.2

 

 Santa Cruza

68

42.8

82

37.8

 

 La Paz

18

11.3

17

7.8

 

 Potosi

5

3.1

4

1.8

 

 Chuquisacaa

4

2.5

5

2.3

 

 Oruro

3

1.9

4

1.8

 

 Beni

1

0.6

6

2.8

 

 Tarijaa

3

1.9

2

0.9

 

 Pando

0

0.0

1

0.5

0.469

Departments according to Chagas disease prevalence

 Non-endemic department

27

17.0

32

14.8

 

 Endemic department

132

83.0

185

85.3

0.327

Area

     

 Rural

42

26.4

58

26.7

 

 Urban

117

73.6

159

73.3

0.521

Madrid district

 Less than 10% of Bolivian population

57

35.8

75

34.6

 

 More than 10% of Bolivian population

102

64.2

142

65.4

0.440

Are you currently working?

 No

53

33.3

66

30.4

 

 Yes

106

66.7

151

69.6

0.548

Jobs

 Professionals, managers and technicians

5

4.7

7

4.6

 

 Services and sales

29

27.4

43

28.5

 

 Manual jobs

72

67.9

103

68.2

0.911

Household income

 None

5

3.1

7

3.2

 

 < EUR 1000

51

32.1

103

47.5

 

 EUR 1001–2000

81

50.9

86

39.6

 

 > EUR 2000

17

10.7

13

6.0

 

 Don't know

5

3.1

8

3.7

0.032

Public Health Insurance card

 No

24

15.1

25

11.5

 

 Yes

135

84.9

192

88.5

0.309

Received information about Chagas disease in Spain

 No

121

76.1

151

69.6

 

 Yes

38

23.9

66

30.4

0.163

Tested for Chagas disease

 No

96

60.4

114

52.5

 

 Yes

63

39.6

103

47.5

0.130

  1. aDepartments where Chagas disease is endemic in Bolivia