Health Care Seeking Behavior of Persons with Acute Chagas Disease in Rural Argentina: A Qualitative View

Table 1

Acute cases.

Case	Age	Sex	Caretaker	Primary health care unit in the vicinity (yes/no)	Living conditions (standard/substandard)	Health care seeking behavior pathway	Misdiagnosis	Principal clinical symptom
1	2	M	Mother	Y	Standard	2	Y	Swollen eye
2	2	F	Mother	N	Sub	3	Y	Swollen eye
3	5	F	Grandmother	Y	Sub	1	N	Swollen leg
4	15	M	Mother	Y	Sub	2	N	Swollen eye
5	2	F	Mother	Y	Sub	2	N	Swollen face
6	1	F	Mother	Y	Sub	2	Y	Swollen eye
7	1	F	Mother	Y	Sub	3	Y	Swollen eye
8	7	M	Mother	Y	Sub	3	Y	Renal problems
9	13	F	Mother	N	Standard	2	N	Swollen eye
10	7	F	Mother	Y	Sub	1	N	Swollen eye
11	3	F	Mother	N	Sub	1	N	Swollen eye
12	12	M	Mother	N	Sub	4	Y	Swollen eye
13	9	M	Mother and father	N	Sub	2	N	Swollen eye
14	3	F	Mother	N	Sub	2	N	Swollen eye
15	4 mo.	F	Mother	Y	Sub	2	N	Purple skin
16	11	M	Mother	Y	Sub	2	N	Swollen eye
17	3	F	Mother	N	Standard	2	N	Swollen eye
18	1	M	Father	Y	Sub	5	Y	Persistent crying
19	8	M	Father	Y	Sub	2	N	Fever
20	26	M	Himself	Y	Sub	1	N	Swollen face and neck
21	11	M	Father	Y	Sub	1	Y	Swollen eye
22	12	F	Mother	N	Sub	2	N	Swollen eye
23	6	F	Mother	Y	Standard	2	Y	Swollen eye
24	8	F	Mother	Y	Sub	2	Y	Swollen eye
25	5	M	Mother	Y	Sub	1	N	Body swelling