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Revista Medica Herediana

versión impresa ISSN 1018-130Xversión On-line ISSN 1729-214X

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SANCHEZ-VELAZCO, Diana; CRISPIN-SEGURA, Ana  y  FERNANDEZ-MERJILDO, Diana. Knowledge and perception on sepsis in Lima settlers, Peru during COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.4, pp.212-218.  Epub 20-Dic-2023. ISSN 1018-130X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v34i4.5147.

Objective:

To determine the level of knowledge and perception of settlers of Lima, Peru on sepsis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was carried-out using electronic survey among Lima settlers above 18 years of age from December 2020 and April 2021. We excluded health care workers.

Results:

289 surveys were conducted; mean age of participants was 38±15 years; 63% were females; 64% had heard about sepsis; 63% had the perception that sepsis was potentially lethal; 18% did not know about it; 8% said that it is a severe inflammation and 7% responded that it is an allergic reaction. Fifty three percent did not know that COVID-19 could lead to sepsis but 68% knew that sepsis may cause mortality.

Conclusion:

The most common perception on sepsis by Lima settlers was of an infection potentially lethal, but more than half of participants did not know that COVID-19 could lead to sepsis.

Palabras clave : perception; knowledge; COVID-19.

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