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This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of Chagas disease among physicians in Spain and identify barriers to effective management.

Physician Knowledge of Chagas Disease in a Non‐Endemic Country: A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Survey

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A nationwide survey assesses Chagas disease knowledge among physicians, highlighting urgent educational needs.

This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of Chagas disease among physicians in Spain and identify barriers to effective management.
Nationwide cross-sectional online survey of practicing physicians in Spain from June to September 2025.
Self-administered questionnaire covering 31 knowledge items across transmission, clinical presentation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Perceived barriers to clinical management were also addressed.
Knowledge classification from very low to very high, with difficulty indices calculated per item.
Associations analyzed using statistical tests and multivariable ordinal logistic regression.
Moderate knowledge in 55.8% of respondents, high in 32.6%, and very high in 2.1%.
Knowledge was highest in Infectious Diseases and lowest in Geriatrics.
Higher knowledge linked to a perception of clinical relevance and recent training.
Fewer than 50% identified PCR as the preferred diagnostic method; 63.1% recognized first-line therapies.
High awareness of congenital screening at 94%.

Lobo‐Antuña et al. (2026) studied this question.

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A nationwide survey assesses Chagas disease knowledge among physicians, highlighting urgent educational needs.

This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of Chagas disease among physicians in Spain and identify barriers to effective management.
Nationwide cross-sectional online survey of practicing physicians in Spain from June to September 2025.
Self-administered questionnaire covering 31 knowledge items across transmission, clinical presentation, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Perceived barriers to clinical management were also addressed.
Knowledge classification from very low to very high, with difficulty indices calculated per item.
Associations analyzed using statistical tests and multivariable ordinal logistic regression.
Moderate knowledge in 55.8% of respondents, high in 32.6%, and very high in 2.1%.
Knowledge was highest in Infectious Diseases and lowest in Geriatrics.
Higher knowledge linked to a perception of clinical relevance and recent training.
Fewer than 50% identified PCR as the preferred diagnostic method; 63.1% recognized first-line therapies.
High awareness of congenital screening at 94%.

Lobo‐Antuña et al. (2026) studied this question.

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