Variable n(%) P-value*
Residency   1.ooo
Rural area 15(50.0)
Urban area 15(50.0)
Workplace    
Urban area 20(66.7) 0.099
Rural area 10(33.3)
Transplantation Center    
Ceará (HGF§, HUWC, Barbalha) 21(70.0) 0.043
Piauí (Casamater) 9(30.0)
Education level    
Basic 14(46.7) 0.003
Intermediate 15(50.0)
Advanced 1(3.3)
Cohabitation with domestic animals    
Yes 19(63.3) 0.200
No 11(36.7)
Cohabitation with dogs    
Yes 23(76.7) 0.005
No 7(23.3)
Cohabitation with cats    
Yes 24(80.0) 0.001
No 6(20.0)
Plant breeding at home    
Yes 27(90.0) 0.000
No 3(10.0)
Awareness of human VL    
Yes 11(37.9) 0.200
No 19(63.3)
Awareness of VL vector    
Yes 10(33.3) 0.099
No 20(66.7)
Awareness of CL    
Yes 4(13.3) 0.000
No 26(86.7)
Family income monthly    
Low (<US$ 200) 15(50.0) 0.003
Average (betweenUS$ 201 and 600) 14(46.7)
High (>US$ 600) 1(3.3)
HGF§:Hospital Geral de Fortaleza; HUWC: Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio; LV:visceral leishmaniasis; LC: canine leishmaniasis; *χ2 test = Categorial variables are reported as n (%)
Table 2: Epidemiologic characteristics of 30 renal transplant recipients with posttransplantation Visceral Leishmaniasis.