High awareness, inadequate practices: a cross-sectional KAP study on Chagas disease in an endemic Venezuelan community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, remains a significant public health problem in Venezuela, with evidence of re-emerging transmission and increasing concern over non-vectorial routes such as oral and congenital transmission. Effective public health strategies require a clear understanding of community-level knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). This study aimed to characterize and identify predictors of KAP regarding Chagas disease in a rural, endemic community in Portuguesa state, Venezuela.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in September 2024 in the "Virgen de Coromoto" community. Participants aged 18 and older were recruited via non-probabilistic sampling. Data were collected using a pre-validated 57-item questionnaire covering socio

SUBMITTER: Escalante-Perez IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707000 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature