An On-Line Cross-Sectional Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge of COVID-19 Pandemic among Citizens Tested for the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Quito and Ibarra, Ecuador
| Autor: | Galo Leoro-Monroy, César Marcelo Larrea-Álvarez, Paula Leoro-Garzón, Camilo Zurita, Marco Larrea-Álvarez, David Ortega-Paredes, Gabriel Molina-Cuasapaz, Jeannete Zurita, Esteban Fernandez-Moreira, Karen Loaiza |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice knowledge Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject lcsh:Medicine Context (language use) Disease Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Humans Assertiveness survey 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics 030304 developmental biology media_common 0303 health sciences SARS-CoV-2 Public health lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak COVID-19 Educational attainment Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Ecuador private laboratory |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1691, p 1691 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 4 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Several public health measures have been implemented to contain the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The adherence to control measures is known to be influenced by people’s knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to the disease. This study aimed at assessing COVID-19 knowledge in individuals who were tested for the virus. An online cross-sectional survey of 32 items, adapted to the national context, was conducted among 1656 Ecuadorians. The mean knowledge score was 22.5 ± 3 out of 28, with significant differences being observed with regard to educational attainment. People with postgraduate training scored higher than those with college, secondary and elementary instruction. Indeed, multiple linear regression revealed that lower scores were associated significantly with the latter three levels of education. Interviewees were knowledgeable about the symptoms, detection, transmission and prevention of the disease. However, they were less assertive regarding the characteristics of the virus as well as the usefulness of traditional and unproven treatments. These outcomes indicated a lack of knowledge in fundamental aspects of virus biology, which may limit the effectiveness of further prevention campaigns. Conclusively, educational and communicational programs must place emphasis on explaining the basic molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 such information will certainly contribute to improve the public’s adherence to control measures. |
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