Table 6.
Bolivians’ attitudes regarding Chagas disease stigma by sex
| Male | % | Female | % | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What kind of people do you think are most likely to have Chagas disease?a | |||||
| People from the countryside | 85 | 53.5 | 128 | 59.0 | 0.285 |
| Poor people | 21 | 13.2 | 32 | 14.7 | 0.672 |
| All people equally | 15 | 9.4 | 31 | 14.3 | 0.156 |
| People from the warm parts of Bolivia | 21 | 13.2 | 20 | 9.2 | 0.22 |
| People living in adobe houses | 12 | 7.6 | 26 | 12.0 | 0.107 |
| People living in small villages | 19 | 11.9 | 12 | 5.5 | 0.025 |
| Elderly people | 9 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.007 |
| Do you believe that people with Chagas disease are socially rejected in Spain? | |||||
| Yes | 35 | 22.0 | 45 | 20.7 | |
| No | 94 | 59.1 | 130 | 59.9 | |
| Don’t know | 30 | 18.9 | 42 | 19.4 | 0.955 |
| If not, why? | |||||
| CD is not contagious | 33 | 35.1 | 60 | 46.2 | |
| People in Spain don’t know about CD | 22 | 23.4 | 16 | 12.3 | |
| It’s a disease without symptoms | 7 | 7.4 | 19 | 14.6 | |
| I haven't heard of any cases | 9 | 9.6 | 13 | 10.0 | 0.052 |
| If you had Chagas disease, who would you tell?a | |||||
| The whole family | 64 | 40.3 | 101 | 46.5 | 0.225 |
| My partner | 88 | 55.3 | 59 | 27.2 | 0.000 |
| Parents | 32 | 20.1 | 39 | 18.0 | 0.598 |
| Children | 21 | 13.2 | 37 | 17.0 | 0.308 |
| Medical practitioners | 9 | 5.7 | 20 | 9.2 | 0.202 |
| Friends | 14 | 8.8 | 12 | 5.5 | 0.216 |
aMultiple choice question, answer is “yes”