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Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia
Joint Authors
Olivera, Mario Javier
Porras Villamil, Julián Felipe
Toquica Gahona, Christian Camilo
Rodríguez Hernández, Jorge Martín
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chagas disease is the leading cause of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in Latin America.
Timely access to diagnosis and trypanocidal treatment and preventive tools for millions of infected people continues to be a challenge.
The purpose of this study was to identify potential barriers for the diagnosis of Chagas disease in Colombia from the perspective of healthcare providers.
Using a simultaneous mixed-methods study design, we analyzed trends in access to screening and diagnosis for Chagas disease in Colombia and assessed the national barriers to access.
The main barriers to access at the national level included a limited governmental public health infrastructure for the diagnosis of Chagas disease and limited physician awareness and knowledge of the disease.
Data indicate that 1.5% of total expected cases based on national prevalence estimates were reported.
Few public health laboratories have the capacity to perform complementary tests for the diagnosis of Chagas disease and almost 6 months elapse between the requests of the tests and the confirmation of the disease.
This study shows that infected people must overcome a number of barriers to achieve diagnosis.
Reducing barriers to early diagnosis of Chagas disease is an important goal in the fight against the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olivera, Mario Javier& Porras Villamil, Julián Felipe& Toquica Gahona, Christian Camilo& Rodríguez Hernández, Jorge Martín. 2018. Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197580
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olivera, Mario Javier…[et al.]. Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197580
American Medical Association (AMA)
Olivera, Mario Javier& Porras Villamil, Julián Felipe& Toquica Gahona, Christian Camilo& Rodríguez Hernández, Jorge Martín. Barriers to Diagnosis Access for Chagas Disease in Colombia. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197580
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197580