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Socio-cultural aspects of Chagas disease: a systematic review of qualitative research.
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Predictor Variables in the Spread of Chagas Disease in Rural Areas.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- The health-related quality of life in patients with Chagas disease: the state of the art.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2022Pooled it
- A global systematic review of Chagas disease prevalence among migrants.Acta tropica · 2016Pooled it
- Community perspectives on treating asymptomatic infections for malaria elimination in The Gambia.Malaria journal · 2019Trial
- Development of a community-based intervention for the control of Chagas disease based on peridomestic animal management: an eco-bio-social perspective.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2015Trial
- Management of Chagas Disease in Primary Health Care: Challenges Faced by Physicians in Areas with Higher and Lower Endemicity in Brazil.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Analysis of the consultations on the InfoChagas digital platform.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Interventions for Neglected Diseases Caused by Kinetoplastid Parasites: A One Health Approach to Drug Discovery, Development, and Deployment.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Barriers to surveillance and control of re-emergence of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Putting behaviors into context for vector-borne diseases: Examining behaviors that may reduce exposure to disease vectors.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- (In)coherence between Chagas disease policy and the experiences of those affected in Mexico: The need for a transdisciplinary approach.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Detection ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Recent advances in the development and clinical application of miRNAs in infectious diseases.Non-coding RNA research · 2025Review
- Understanding Sex-biases in Kinetoplastid Infections: Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Prevalent zoonoses in Sao Paulo State, Brazil: the role of bats and molecular diagnosis.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2025Review
- Food insecurity is associated with decreased quality of life in patients with chronic Chagas disease.PloS one · 2025Article
- Sexual dimorphism-driven differences are overcome in a preclinical vaccine model againstFrontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Bridging the Nervous-Endocrine System and Immune Response, in Human Chagas Disease Pathology.Neuroimmunomodulation · 2025Review
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- Health literacy & Chagas disease knowledge: A cross-sectional study in Southern Loja Province, Ecuador.PEC innovation · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, more than 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes about 20 000 annual deaths. Although Chagas disease is endemic to certain regions of Latin America, migratory flows have enabled its expansion into areas where it was previously unknown. Economic, social and cultural factors play a significant role in its presence and perpetuation. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of qualitative research on Chagas disease, both in endemic and non-endemic countries. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsSearches were carried out in ten databases, and the bibliographies of retrieved studies were examined. Data from thirty-three identified studies were extracted, and findings were analyzed and synthesized along key themes. Themes identified for endemic countries included: socio-structural determinants of Chagas disease; health practices; biomedical conceptions of Chagas disease; patient's experience; and institutional strategies adopted. Concerning non-endemic countries, identified issues related to access to health services and health seeking.
conclusionsThe emergence and perpetuation of Chagas disease depends largely on socio-cultural aspects influencing health. As most interventions do not address the clinical, environmental, social and cultural aspects jointly, an explicitly multidimensional approach, incorporating the experiences of those affected is a potential tool for the development of long-term successful programs. Further research is needed to evaluate this approach.
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