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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
versión impresa ISSN 1814-5469versión On-line ISSN 2308-0531
Resumen
CAPARA, Facundo David Vargas; PINEDO, Ignacio; VILLALBA, Cecilia y GEROMETTA, Rosana. Knowledge of transmission pathways, prevention measures, and attitudes about covid-19 in medical students at the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.4, pp.589-596. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v20i4.3172.
Introduction:
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, caused by SARS-CoV-2, associated with higher morbidity and mortality, impacting the lives of the world population.
Objective:
Determine knowledge of transmission routes, prevention measures and attitudes about COVID-19 in 5th and 6th year students of the Facultad de Medicina of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste in the months of May to June 2020.
Methods:
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with the students of the last years of the Medicine career. The instrument was validated by expert judgment. A pre-designed ad hoc questionnaire was used through the Google Forms platform. The data were analyzed using Epi Info version 7 software.
Results:
A total of 153 surveys were analyzed (N = 153). The mean age was 24.8 years. 42% of the students surveyed refer to information about talks with doctors, 15% through social networks, television channels and blogs and the remaining 13% do so through friends and / or family. 95.4% of the population studied had changes in attitude, increasing the way of cleaning / disinfecting surfaces and environments. 70% responded that it is through the air (Flügge Drops), while talking, coughing or sneezing as the most frequent route of infection. 84.4% mention being calm, 13% are nervous and worried and 2.6% tired.
Conclusion:
Adequate knowledge and positive attitudes are found in the studied population.
Palabras clave : COVID-19; Students, Medical; Knowledge; Attitude. (Source: MeSH NLM).