Using the health belief model to identify communication opportunities to prevent Chagas disease in Southern Ecuador.

• Main Authors: Nelson M Patterson (Author), Benjamin R Bates (Author), Amy E Chadwick (Author), Claudia Nieto-Sanchez (Author), Mario J Grijalva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Chagas disease (CD) is a life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by triatomine bugs. Triatomine bugs inhabit poorly constructed homes that create multiple hiding spots for the bugs. Modifying the actual structure of a home, along w...