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February 11, 2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpen Access

Knowledge about Chagas disease among Primary Health Care professionals in a municipality located in northeastern Brazil

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MAMarcio Cerqueira AlmeidaJSJorgana Fernanda Souza SoaresRSRonnei Silva Santos

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Overview

Descriptive study evaluates Chagas disease knowledge in health care workers, suggesting need for training.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the understanding of Chagas disease among primary health care professionals.
  • Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Irecê, Bahia State, Brazil
  • Data collected using a standardized questionnaire
  • Participants included 257 health care professionals
  • 87.9% knew the etiological agent of Chagas disease
  • Only 39.7% identified the vertical transmission route
  • 99.2% recognized the heart as the affected organ
  • 72.0% acknowledged the existence of etiological treatment, but 65.9% could not name the medication
  • 94.6% had never accessed information about Chagas disease

Cite This Study

Almeida et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1cc1267fb587c655f6cbhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014000
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