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Table 2 Results of KAP tests on Chagas disease surveillance among schoolchildren in the three pilot sites

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

Department

Pilot site

Number of participants

Disease symptom knowledge1

Vector bug risk awareness2

Bug search behaviour3

Jul 2009

Oct 2010

Jul 2009

Oct 2010

Jul 2009

Oct 2010

Jul 2009

Oct 2010

Copán

Rincón del Buey

157

149

80.5

78.5

77.9

83.9*

37.8

44.3

Lempira

Santa Cruz

70

148

75.7

71.0

70.0

75.8**

40.0

51.4

Intibucá

Dolores

314

359

69.1

78.3*

77.4

82.7*

63.2

62.1

  1. 1x2 test analysed whether the typical disease symptom was identified before and after the health promotion.
  2. 2ANOVA test compared the scores of vector identification test before and after the health promotion.
  3. 3x2 test examined whether the bug search was carried out before and after the health promotion.
  4. *p <0.01, **p < 0.05.