Table 4 Knowledge about Chagas diseases in Bolivians versus non-Bolivians and by Trypanosoma cruzi serology
Questions about Chagas disease | Total | Country of birth | Results of T. cruzi serology | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Bolivia | Other Latin American countries | Positive | Negative |
Transmission (right answer), n/N (%) | |||||
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted by an insect bite? | 310/482 (64.3) | 151/195 (77.4) | 159/287 (55.4)‡ | 45/54 (83.9) | 265/428 (61.9)†|
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted by kissing bugs? | 147/476 (30.9) | 101/193 (52.3) | 46/283 (16.3)‡ | 28/54 (51.9) | 119/422 (28.2)†|
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted through blood transfusions? | 135/448 (30.1) | 72/183 (39.3) | 63/265 (23.8)‡ | 23/52 (41.2) | 112/386 (28.3)* |
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted from mother to child? | 179/450 (39.8) | 89 /182 (48.9) | 90/178 (33.6)†| 28/51 (54.9) | 151/399 (37.9) |
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted through organ transplantation? | 95/441 (21.5) | 43/178 (24.2) | 52/263 (19.8) | 13/49 (26.5) | 82/392 (20.9) |
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted through sexual contact? | 126/446 (28.3) | 54/182 (35.7) | 81/264 (23.1)†| 15/51 (29.4) | 111/395 (28.1) |
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted through by kissing? | 159/445 (35.7) | 84/182 (45.2) | 75/263 (28.5)‡ | 26/51 (51.0) | 133/394 (33.8) |
 Can Chagas disease be transmitted by living with a person who has the disease? | 143/446 (32.1) | 79/181 (43.6) | 64/265 (24.2) | 23/51 (45.1) | 120/395 (30.4)* |
Clinical characteristics (right answer), n/N (%) | |||||
 Can Chagas disease affect the heart? | 238/488 (48.8) | 129/198 (65.2) | 109/290 (37.6)‡ | 39/54 (72.3) | 199/434 (45.9)†|
 Can Chagas disease affect the stomach and bowels? | 129/471 (27.4) | 55/188 (29.39 | 74/283 (26.1) | 14/49 (28.6) | 115/422 (27.3) |
 Can someone with C Chagas disease feel okay (asymptomatic)? | 131/473 (27.7) | 57/189 (30.2) | 74/284 (26.1) | 17/50 (34.0) | 114/423 (27.0) |
 Is Chagas disease a serious disease? | 289 /482 (60) | 144/192 (75.0) | 145/290 (50.0)‡ | 37/51 (72.5) | 252/162 (58.5) |
Diagnosis and treatment (affirmative answer), n/N (%) | |||||
 Is there diagnosis for Chagas disease? | 172/399 (43.1) | 89/196 (53.6) | 83/233 (35.0)‡ | 152/359 (42.2) | 20/40 (50) |
 Is there treatment for Chagas disease? | 252/470 (53.6) | 122/189 (64.6) | 130/281 (46.3)‡ | 214/419 (51.1) | 38/51 (74.5)†|
 Does Chagas disease have a cure? | 158/458 (34.5) | 65/183 (35.5) | 93/275 (33.8) | 139/409 (34.0) | 19/49 (38.8) |