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December 12, 2025Tropical Medicine and HealthOpen Access

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

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IEIván A Escalante-PérezFCFhabián S. Carrión‐NessiGEGrecia de J Erimee-Vieira

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Cross-sectional survey identifies knowledge gaps and suggests educational interventions for Chagas disease risk in Venezuela.

Key Points

  • This study characterizes knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Chagas disease in an endemic Venezuelan community.
  • Cross-sectional survey conducted in a rural community in Portuguesa state, Venezuela.
  • Participants aged 18 and older recruited via non-probabilistic sampling.
  • Data collected using a validated 57-item questionnaire covering KAP aspects.
  • KAP levels categorized using a data-driven two-step cluster analysis.
  • Binomial logistic regression analyzed factors associated with KAP outcomes.
  • 317 individuals participated with a median age of 36 years; 57.7% were female.
  • 59.3% showed high knowledge about Chagas disease, but 61.8% engaged in inappropriate practices.
  • 24.9% recognized contaminated food/juices as a transmission route and 40.7% identified blood transfusions as a risk.
  • Women of reproductive age had significantly lower knowledge scores compared to others (median scores 9 vs 11).

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Escalante-Pérez et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6941aae10f5af7fd17df597chttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00868-5
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