Research Article
Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Paraguayan Communities, Patients, and Health Professionals
Table 1
Characteristics of samples from endemic community, patients, and medical professionals.
| | | Endemic community | Patients | Medical professionals |
| | Total number of respondents | 463 | 25 | 25 | | Mean age of respondents in year (standard deviation) | 40 (sd: 16) | 49 (sd: 23) | 37 (sd: 11) |
| | | % (number) | % (number) | % (number) |
| | Gender | | | | | Male | 36% (167) | 72% (18) | 40% (10) | | Female | 64% (296) | 28% (7) | 60% (15) | | Education | | | | | None | 3% (12) | 12% (3) | 4% (1) | | Primary | 65% (302) | 72% (18) | 32% (8) | | Secondary | 27% (125) | 12% (3) | 32% (8) | | University | 5% (24) | 4% (1) | 32% (8) | | Monthly household income* | | | | | <1 minimum salary ($288 USD) | 34% (158) | 44% (11) | — | | 1+ minimum salaries | 11% (50) | 16% (4) | — | | No fixed income | 54% (250) | 40% (10) | — | | No response | 1% (5) | (0) | — | | Time in current location | | | | | <1 year | 4% (20) | 4% (1) | 20% (5) | | 1–3 years | 8% (35) | 8% (2) | 28% (7) | | 3+ years | 88% (408) | 88% (22) | 52% (13) |
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*1,219,795 PYG at the time of the survey (1 USD = 4240 PYG).
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