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

Table 6 Bolivians’ attitudes regarding Chagas disease stigma by sex

	Male	%	Female	%	P-value
What kind of people do you think are most likely to have Chagas disease?^a
People from the countryside	85	53.5	128	59.0	0.285
Poor people	21	13.2	32	14.7	0.672
All people equally	15	9.4	31	14.3	0.156
People from the warm parts of Bolivia	21	13.2	20	9.2	0.22
People living in adobe houses	12	7.6	26	12.0	0.107
People living in small villages	19	11.9	12	5.5	0.025
Elderly people	9	5.7	2	0.9	0.007
Do you believe that people with Chagas disease are socially rejected in Spain?
Yes	35	22.0	45	20.7
No	94	59.1	130	59.9
Don’t know	30	18.9	42	19.4	0.955
If not, why?
CD is not contagious	33	35.1	60	46.2
People in Spain don’t know about CD	22	23.4	16	12.3
It’s a disease without symptoms	7	7.4	19	14.6
I haven't heard of any cases	9	9.6	13	10.0	0.052
If you had Chagas disease, who would you tell?^a
The whole family	64	40.3	101	46.5	0.225
My partner	88	55.3	59	27.2	0.000
Parents	32	20.1	39	18.0	0.598
Children	21	13.2	37	17.0	0.308
Medical practitioners	9	5.7	20	9.2	0.202
Friends	14	8.8	12	5.5	0.216

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