Representations of Chagas disease among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo
Cássio Silveira,
Colin Forsyth,
Nivaldo Carneiro Junior
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTransnational immigrants are particularly impacted by neglected diseases, which take a heavy biological, social, and emotional toll in these marginalized communities. Chagas disease has transformed from an exclusively rural to an increasingly urban phenomenon encompassing non-endemic areas in Latin America.MethodsThrough semi-structured interviews, we investigated representations of Chagas disease in Bolivian immigrants in São Paulo, Brazil. Between August and September 2015, 27 adult migrants were i… Show more
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