Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of visceral leishmaniasis cases diagnosed in public hospitals in Mainland Portugal in 2010–2020

Number	221
Median age, years (IQI)	41
	[28–50]
Male sex, % ( n )	74.2
	(164/221)
Region of diagnosis (NUTS2), % ( n )
Norte	17.2
	(38/221)
Centro	15.8
	(35/221)
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa	49.8
	(110/221)
Alentejo	5.9
	(13/221)
Algarve	11.3
	(25/221)
Country of birth, % ( n )
Native	80.9
	(157/194)
Migranta	19.1
	(37/194)
Origin of infection, % ( n )
Autochthonous	98.6
	(214/217)
Imported	1.4
	(3/217)b
Travel/residence abroad in the previous 12 months, % ( n )
Yes	8.9
	(9/101)
Occupation, % ( n )
Unemployed	24.2
	(23/95)
Retired	17.9
	(17/95)
Service and sales, craft and industry	29.5
	(28/95)
Agriculture and elementary	17.9
	(17/95)
Professionals, technicians and clerical support	8.4
	(8/95)
Type of home, % ( n )
Detached house	58.3
	(35/60)
Apartment	18.3
	(11/60)
Otherc	23.3
	(14/60)
Regular contact with domestic animals, % ( n )
Yes	73.4
	(58/79)
Dogs	98.0
	(50/51)
Cats	13.7
	(7/51)
Other(s)d	17.6
	(9/51)

IQI Interquartile interval

^aAngola n  = 9, Cape Verde n  = 6, Guinea-Bissau n  = 5, Brazil n  = 4, São Tomé e Príncipe n  = 3, Mozambique n  = 2, Senegal n  = 1, Eritrea n  = 1, Sweden n  = 1, Ukraine n  = 1

^bBrazil n = 2, East Africa n = 1

^cHomeless n  = 7, Shelter or nursing home n  = 6, Prison n  = 1

^dCattle/sheep/goat n  = 3, birds n  = 7, rabbit n  = 2