Table 5.
Subanalysis in the respondents to the ChaLKS-Medical (n = 283) and ChaLKS-Social&Health (n = 66) according to whether they had received previous information on CD
| ChaLKS-Medical | ChaLKS-Social&Health | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Previously received information on CD (n = 255) | No previous information on CD (n = 28) | P-value | Previously received information on CD (n = 13) | No previous information on CD (n = 53) | P-value |
| Correct answers, mean (SD) | 7.2 (2.1) | 4.3 (2.6) | < 0.001 | 5.1 (2.5) | 1.1 (1.9) | 0.001 |
| Is CD endemic to the Americas? n (%) | 238 (93.3) | 19 (67.9) | < 0.001 | 8 (61.5) | 51 (9.4) | < 0.001 |
| Is CD endemic to Africa? n (%) | 173 (67.8) | 11 (39.3) | 0.003 | – | – | – |
| Is CD endemic to Europe? n (%) | 237 (92.9) | 20 (71.49) | 0.001 | 11 (84.6) | 10 (18.9) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD be transmitted through blood transfusions? n (%) | 176 (69.0) | 14 (50) | 0.042 | – | – | – |
| Can CD be transmitted from mother to child? n (%) | 155 (60.8) | 12 (42.9) | 0.067 | 5 (38.5) | 5 (9.4) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD be transmitted through sexual contact? n (%) | – | – | – | 8 (80.0) | 5 (19.6) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD be transmitted by living with a person who has the disease? n (%) | – | – | – | 7 (53.8) | 8 (15.1) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD be transmitted by kissing bugs? n (%) | 183 (71.8) | 9 (32.1) | < 0.001 | – | – | – |
| Can CD be transmitted by an insect bite? n (%) | – | – | – | 11 (84.6) | 16 (30.2) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD affect the heart? n (%) | 225 (88.8) | 14 (50) | < 0.001 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (9.4) | < 0.001 |
| Can CD affect the stomach and bowels? n (%) | 201 (78.8) | 12 (42.4) | < 0.001 | – | – | – |
| Is CD diagnosed via serology? n (%) | 201 (80.1) | 101 (35.7) | < 0.001 | – | – | – |
| Is there treatment for CD? n (%) | – | – | – | 8 (61.5) | 5 (9.4) | < 0.001 |
| What drug is used to treat CD? n (%) | 65 (25.5) | 1 (3.6) | 0.009 | – | – | – |
CD = Chagas disease; ChaLKS = Chagas Level of Knowledge Scale.