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