TY - JOUR
T1 - Perception of knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 in a group of citizens from the Urban area of Huánuco
AU - Ruiz-Aquino, Mely
AU - Díaz-Lazo, Anibal Valentín
AU - Ubillús, Milward
AU - Aguí-Ortiz, Alejandrina Kibutz
AU - Rojas-Bravo, Violeta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in health systems around the world with a rapid increase in human contagion. As well, a gap is identified in the knowledge of COVID-19 prevention in the community context. Objective: To determine the relationship between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 among citizens in the urban area of Huánuco, Peru. Methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study using a quantitative approach was conducted in the city of Huánuco between March and May 2020. The sample consisted of 168 people. A perception of knowledge questionnaire and a previously validated COVID-19 attitude scale have been applied. The chi-square test was applied, a p-value less than 0.05 has been taken into account. Results: When analyzing the perception of knowledge about COVID-19, 62.5% (105) said “they feel they do not know”. The analysis of the type of attitudes viewed by citizens towards COVID-19 revealed that 63.1% (106) of respondents had negative attitudes. Statistically significant association was found between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 (p<0.005). Conclusions: There is a relationship between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes toward COVID-19 among a group of citizens from the Huanuco urban area.
AB - Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in health systems around the world with a rapid increase in human contagion. As well, a gap is identified in the knowledge of COVID-19 prevention in the community context. Objective: To determine the relationship between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 among citizens in the urban area of Huánuco, Peru. Methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study using a quantitative approach was conducted in the city of Huánuco between March and May 2020. The sample consisted of 168 people. A perception of knowledge questionnaire and a previously validated COVID-19 attitude scale have been applied. The chi-square test was applied, a p-value less than 0.05 has been taken into account. Results: When analyzing the perception of knowledge about COVID-19, 62.5% (105) said “they feel they do not know”. The analysis of the type of attitudes viewed by citizens towards COVID-19 revealed that 63.1% (106) of respondents had negative attitudes. Statistically significant association was found between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 (p<0.005). Conclusions: There is a relationship between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes toward COVID-19 among a group of citizens from the Huanuco urban area.
KW - Attitudes
KW - COVID-19 (source: MeSH NLM)
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Knowledge
KW - Self-care
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U2 - 10.25176/RFMH.V21I1.3352
DO - 10.25176/RFMH.V21I1.3352
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85196765003
SN - 1814-5469
VL - 21
SP - 292
EP - 300
JO - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
JF - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
IS - 2
ER -