Table 5.
Bolivians’ knowledge and attitudes regarding Chagas disease treatment by sex
| Male | % | Female | % | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Chagas disease be cured? | |||||
| Yes | 51 | 32.1 | 64 | 29.5 | |
| No | 69 | 43.4 | 101 | 46.5 | |
| Don’t know | 35 | 22.0 | 38 | 17.5 | |
| Depends on the progress | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 6.0 | |
| Yes, in children under 1 year old | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.338 |
| Do you know what the treatment for Chagas disease is? | |||||
| Yes | 5 | 3.1 | 10 | 4.6 | |
| No | 154 | 96.9 | 207 | 95.4 | 0.473 |
| Do you know if Chagas disease can be treated in Spain? | |||||
| Yes | 125 | 78.6 | 178 | 82.0 | |
| No, not in Spain | 34 | 21.4 | 39 | 18.0 | 0.409 |
| If so, where? | |||||
| Hospital | 49 | 39.2 | 62 | 34.8 | |
| Health centre | 35 | 28.0 | 34 | 19.1 | |
| Don’t know | 37 | 29.6 | 71 | 39.9 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.163 |
| If you had Chagas disease, would you take the treatment? | |||||
| Yes | 156 | 98.1 | 208 | 95.9 | |
| No | 3 | 1.9 | 9 | 4.2 | 0.218 |
| And if it were your child who had Chagas disease, would you treat him/her? | |||||
| Yes | 158 | 99.4 | 215 | 99.1 | |
| No | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.753 |
| Can a pregnant woman receive Chagas disease treatment during pregnancy? | |||||
| Yes | 16 | 10.1 | 18 | 8.3 | |
| No | 93 | 58.5 | 135 | 62.2 | |
| Don’t know | 50 | 31.5 | 64 | 29.5 | 0.725 |