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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and serological status related to Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in Germany: A cross-sectional study in six German cities.

Margit Wirth, Rosa Isela Gálvez, Johannes Jochum, Ricardo Strauss, Kaja Kristensen, August Stich, Miriam Stegemann, Philipp Stahl, Karl Philipp Puchner, Jörn Strasen and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors at 11 institutions in 2 countries.

Margit WirthDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Missioklinik, Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Würzburg, Germany.
Rosa Isela GálvezProtozoa Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Johannes JochumDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ricardo StraussInfectious Disease Epidemiology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Kaja KristensenInfectious Disease Epidemiology Department, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
August StichDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Missioklinik, Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Würzburg, Germany.
Miriam StegemannCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Philipp StahlDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Karl Philipp PuchnerLaboratory of Primary Health Care, General Medicine and Health Services Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Jörn StrasenDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Missioklinik, Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Würzburg, Germany.
Sandra ParisiDepartment of General Practice, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Trixi BraaschDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Marion BenderMedical Department of the worldwide air ambulance Unicair GmbH, Idstein, Germany.
Anna HörningDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Monika HankeDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Stefan StörkDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Thomas JacobsProtozoa Immunology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
Michael PritschDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas ZollerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEBernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEKlinikum Würzburg Mitte · DEAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRBundeswehrkrankenhaus · DEHAW Hamburg · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DESupply Chain Competence Center (Germany) · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Little is known about knowledge, attitudes and behaviors concerning Chagas disease (CD) among Latin American migrants in Germany to inform public health decision making. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted between March 2014 and October 2019 among Latin American migrants in six cities in Germany to obtain information on migration history, socioeconomic and insurance status, knowledge about CD, potential risk factors for Results: 168 participants completed the questionnaire. The four countries with the highest proportion of participants contributing to the study population were Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Ecuador. Before migrating to Europe, the majority of the study population resided in an urban setting in houses made of stone or concrete, had higher academic education and was integrated into the German healthcare and healthcare insurance system. The majority of all study participants were also willing to donate blood and organs and a quarter of them had donated blood previously. However, many participants lacked basic knowledge about symptoms and modes of transmission of Chagas disease. One out of 56 serologic tests (1.8%) performed was positive. The seropositive female participant born in Argentina had a negative PCR test and no signs of cardiac or other organ involvement. Conclusions: The study population does not reflect the population structure at risk for

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Chagas DiseaseTrypanosoma cruziCitiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGermanyHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLatin AmericaSeroepidemiologic StudiesChagashealth initiativeimmigrationknowledgeLatinomigrantnon-endemic countryprimary prevention

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PMID36760233
PMCPMC9905718
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