Percepción y conocimiento sobre COVID-19: Una caracterización a través de encuestas

Abstract

Objetivo. Describir las percepciones y conocimientos sobre COVID-19. Material y Métodos: Estudio de corte transversal, se realizó una encuesta online a 314 participantes, el cuestionario consta de 9 preguntas de respuesta múltiple, los datos se analizaron mediante estadística descriptiva. Resultados: La edad promedio de los encuestados fue 26,9 años, la muestra comprendido más mujeres 161 (51,3%) que hombres y casi 89% de los encuestados pertenecían a pregrado, el lugar de origen del Covid-19 era bien conocido 94,30%, para la mitad de los encuestados 159 (50,6%) no se trata de una enfermedad zoonótica, con respecto a las medidas de prevención de COVID-19 la mayoría de los encuestados consideran que el lavado de manos es una de las principales medidas de prevención. Conclusión: Los estudios CAP son importantes para una mejor comprensión de la percepción y conocimiento de COVID-19. El estudio revelo que los encuestados generalmente tienen algún conocimiento general acerca de SARS-CoV-2.

Knowledge and Impact of COVID-19 on Middle-Aged and Older People Living with HIV in Lima, Peru

“… 19 Another study of 314 Peruvian pre- or post-graduate university students found also that more than 90% were able to correctly identify symptoms and transmission routes of COVID-19 infection. 20 These findings are similar to those we found in our study, possibly associated also with the higher educational levels from our participants. Notably, these studies (including ours) were conducted in populations that are not representative of the mean educational level of the Peruvian general population.…”

Knowledge and Impact of COVID-19 on Middle-Aged and Older People living with HIV in Lima, Peru

“…18 One study of 225 Peruvians in the general population found that more than 90% could correctly identify COVID-19 symptoms, but more than half could not identify appropriate protective measures. 19,20 Notably, COVID-19 knowledge increased with educational level and was associated with occupation type, independently 19 . These findings of the general population in Peru are similar to those of Peruvian PWH in our study in which the large majority could correctly identify COVID-19 symptoms highlighting the efficacy of public health messaging throughout the country.…”

Prevalence of parents' non-intention to vaccinate their children and adolescents against COVID-19: A comparative analysis in Colombia and Peru

“…However, the complexity of the impact of the pandemic in each region is far from being fully understood, which could explain why, in the department of Puno, a region with low mortality, the intention to vaccinate is low. However, it is likely that some aspects such as self-medication [36] , knowledge about the disease [37] , and the reliability of the sites where Peruvians obtain information [38] on the pandemic or the variation in prevention practices among Peruvians [39] , may explain the differences in intention to vaccinate children among the different regions of Peru.…”