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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
versión impresa ISSN 1814-5469versión On-line ISSN 2308-0531
Resumen
AQUINO, Mely Ruiz et al. Perception of knowledge and attitudes towards covid-19 in a group of citizens in the urban area of Huánuco. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.2, pp.292-300. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v21i1.3352.
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.
Palabras clave : knowledge, attitudes, practice; self-care; coronavirus; COVID-19 (source: MeSH NLM)..