Introduction:

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a crisis in health systems worldwide with a rapid increase in contagion in the population; likewise, a gap is recognized in the field of knowledge of COVID prevention-19, this being the main resource that individuals have to solve their problems or needs.

Objective:

To identify the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 in citizens of the urban area of Huánuco, Peru.

Methods:

An analytical and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted in the city of Huánuco, between March and May 2020. The sample was 168 citizens. A questionnaire of knowledge perception and a previously validated scale of attitudes towards COVID-19 were applied. The chi square test was applied, a p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results:

When analyzing the perception of knowledge against COVID-19, 62.5% (105) showed that it "perceives that it does not know". Analyzing the type of attitudes perceived by citizens towards COVID-19, 63.1% (106) presented negative attitudes. Statistically significant association was found between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 (p<0.005).

Conclusion:

There is an inverse association between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 in a group of citizens from the urban area of Huánuco.

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