Pamplona, España
Barcelona, España
Lérida, España
Fundamento. Describir el nivel de conocimiento y actitudes sobre la COVID-19 y sus medidas preventivas en contactos domiciliarios de casos de COVID-19 tras la fase aguda de la pandemia.
Métodos. Encuesta a contactos domiciliarios de casos de COVID-19 realizada en centros de salud de Navarra (1) y Cataluña (8) entre mayo/2022 y julio/2023. Se evaluó el uso de medidas preventivas y, mediante 12 ítems, los conocimientos y actitudes frente a COVID-19.
Resultados. Participaron 215 contactos que usaron correctamente las medidas preventivas (>85%), exceptuando mascarilla (35,8%) y distancia interpersonal (47%); >85% mostraron conocimientos adecuados en 5/6 ítems y >80% mostraron actitud positiva en 3/6 ítems. El 54,7% consideró que la COVID-19 influyó negativamente en su vida y el 54,1% que es mejor desarrollar inmunidad enfermando que mediante la vacunación.
Conclusiones. Los contactos domiciliarios mostraron un correcto nivel de conocimiento y una actitud positiva frente a la COVID-19 y sus medidas preventivas.
Background. Assessment of the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19 and preventive measures in household contacts of COVID-19 cases after the acute phase of the pandemic.Methods. Survey among household contacts of COVID-19 cases conducted in healthcare centers in Navarre (1) and Catalonia (8) between May 2022 and July 2023. The frequen-cy of use of preventive measures and the knowledge and at-titudes towards COVID-19 were assessed through 12 items.Results. The study included 215 contacts who correctly used the preventive measures (>85%), except for face-masks (35.8%) and interpersonal distance (47%); >85% showed adequate knowledge (5/6 items) and >80% had a positive attitude (3/6 items). Moreover, 54.7% considered that COVID-19 negatively affected their life and 54.1% that it is better to develop immunity by getting infected than by vaccination.Conclusions. Household contacts show a correct level of knowledge and positive attitude towards the disease and its preventive measures.
© 2001-2024 Fundación Dialnet · Todos los derechos reservados