Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19 among patients at Hospital Universitario de Caracas triage tent: A cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Chacón FR; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Doval JM; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Rodríguez VI; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Quintero A; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Mendoza DL; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Mejía MD; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Omaña ÓD; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Contreras MB; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Gasparini S; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., González CJ; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Vacunas Terapéuticas, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Camejo-Ávila NA; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Vacunas Terapéuticas, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Romero SR; Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Flora-Noda DM; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Maricuto AL; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Velásquez VL; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Guevara RN; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Carballo M; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Caldera J; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Redondo MC; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Landaeta ME; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Carrión-Nessi FS; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Vacunas Terapéuticas, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. biomedica@ins.gov.co., Forero-Peña DA; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Vacunas Terapéuticas, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela; Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. vacter.cv@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud [Biomedica] 2021 Oct 15; Vol. 41 (Sp. 2), pp. 48-61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 15.
DOI:	10.7705/biomedica.5808
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The studies on knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 help to identify erroneous concepts and inadequate practices related to the disease. This baseline information is essential to design effective strategies and improve adherence to prevention measures. Objective: To identify the COVID-19-related KAP in Venezuelan patients screened at the Hospital Universitario de Caracas triage tent. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 215 patients between April 25th and May 25th, 2020, with in-person interviews using a KAP survey. Results: Most surveyed patients (53.5%) were asymptomatic. Most of them, both from the symptomatic and the asymptomatic groups, had adequate knowledge about the symptoms and transmission of the disease and the majority said they were practicing quarantine, frequent handwashing, and the use of face masks in public areas. However, the daily replacement of cloth face masks was more frequent in the asymptomatic group whereas replacement every three days was more frequent in the symptomatic group. Finally, more than half of the participants admitted having been in crowded places, a common practice among the symptomatic compared to the asymptomatic patients. Conclusions: This is the first KAP study in Venezuela about COVID-19. Knowledge and practices among Venezuelans could be improved by strengthening education and training programs. This information from the early phase of the pandemic in Venezuela may contribute to the design of COVID-19 promotion and prevention strategies.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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