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Table 1 Geographic, demographic, entomological and human resource data of the six pilot sites in western Honduras

From: Integrating an infectious disease programme into the primary health care service: a retrospective analysis of Chagas disease community-based surveillance in Honduras

Department

Ocotepeque

Copán

Lempira

Intibucá

Health centre

San José de la Reunión

Rincón del Buey

Corquín

Santa Cruz

Dolores

San Marcos de Sierra

Jurisdiction area (km2)

14.0

33.5

138.6

150.0

82.6

142.8

Number of population

Total

471

4,208

11,537

5,862

4,805

5,624

 

Principal ethnicity

Indigena (Chortí)

Indigena (Chortí)

Ladino

Indigena (Lenca)

Indigena (Lenca)

Indigena (Lenca)

Number of villages

Total

6

13

45

40

19

34

 

With a history of R. prolixus

6

2

0

5

8

3

 

With a history of T. dimidiata

6

11

35

12

19

34

Number of houses

Total

112

676

3,337

1,179

925

995

Number of health centre staff

Physicians

0

1

1

1

2

1

Professional nurses

0

0

2

1

0

0

Assistant nurses

1

2

14

2

2

3

Environmental Health technician

1*

1*

1

1*

1

1

Number of village personnel

Health volunteers

32

30

15

68

48

41

Trained sprayers

6

12

20

20

40

25

  1. *Part-time.