Research Article
Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease
Table 3
Knowledge about Chagas disease in inhabitants living near the biological corridor Cerro Mactumatza-Cerro de Copoya (
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| Survey questions | % |
| About Chagas disease | | Knows what Chagas disease is | 8.8 | Knows how it is transmitted | 4.2 | Knows its effects | 3.2 | Knows about its treatment | 1.4 | Associates the disease with some symptoms | 6.9 |
| About the insect vector | | Knows the insect | 47.2 | Knows the importance of the insect | 5.1 | Considers the insect dangerous | 20.4 | Recognize it by some characteristic | 31.5 | Recognize it by some name | 31.9 | Associates the presence of the vector with animals | 2.8 | Associates the presence of the vector with a particular season | 37.1 |
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