Figure 2.

Misperceptions about L. infantum transmission are associated with increased risk for cVL. (A) Percentage responding to “how do people get hVL?” (open-ended question). Responses were categorically sorted into groups (x axis) and are presented as the percentage of total responses. An answer of correct transmission was one indicating that sandfly feeding on infected canines and then on humans was a primary means of hVL (B). Categorical responses from A were compared with SLA ELISA seropositivity by contingency tables and Fisher exact tests for relative risk.