Table 2.
Bolivians’ knowledge of Chagas disease transmission by sex
| Male | % | Female | % | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you know how Chagas disease is transmitted? | ||||||
| Yes | 112 | 70.4 | 172 | 79.3 | ||
| No | 47 | 29.6 | 45 | 20.7 | 0.049 | |
| If so, how?a | ||||||
| Vinchuca bite | 103 | 92.0 | 165 | 95.9 | 0.017 | |
| Blood transfusion | 27 | 24.1 | 30 | 17.4 | 0.399 | |
| Vertical transmission | 13 | 11.6 | 20 | 11.6 | 0.725 | |
| Do you know if Chagas disease can be transmitted in Spain? | ||||||
| Yes | 89 | 56.0 | 83 | 38.3 | ||
| No | 40 | 25.2 | 93 | 42.9 | ||
| Don’t know | 30 | 18.9 | 41 | 18.9 | 0.001 | |
| If so, how?a | ||||||
| Blood transfusion | 48 | 53.9 | 43 | 51.8 | 0.020 | |
| Vinchuca bite | 30 | 33.7 | 30 | 36.1 | 0.120 | |
| Vertical transmission | 14 | 15.7 | 12 | 14.5 | 0.216 | |
| Organ transplant | 11 | 12.4 | 3 | 3.6 | 0.005 | |
| Sexual relations | 9 | 10.1 | 5 | 6.0 | 0.089 | |
| From an infected mother through breast milk? | ||||||
| Yes | 49 | 30.8 | 75 | 34.6 | ||
| No | 69 | 43.4 | 80 | 36.9 | ||
| Don’t know | 41 | 25.8 | 62 | 28.6 | 0.441 | |
aMultiple choice question, answer is “yes”