Perception of knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 in a group of citizens from the Urban area of Huánuco

Mely Ruiz-Aquino; Anibal Valentín Díaz-Lazo; Milward Ubillús; Alejandrina Kibutz Aguí-Ortiz; Violeta Rojas-Bravo

doi:10.25176/RFMH.V21I1.3352

Perception of knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 in a group of citizens from the Urban area of Huánuco

Mely Ruiz-Aquino, Anibal Valentín Díaz-Lazo, Milward Ubillús, Alejandrina Kibutz Aguí-Ortiz, Violeta Rojas-Bravo

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Abstract

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.

Translated title of the contribution	Percepción de conocimientos y actitudes frente a COVID-19 en ciudadanos de la zona Urbana de Huánuco
Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	292-300
Number of pages	9
Journal	Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.V21I1.3352
State	Indexed - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Attitudes
COVID-19 (source: MeSH NLM)
Coronavirus
Knowledge
Self-care

UN SDGs

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Perception of knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 in a group of citizens from the Urban area of Huánuco

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