Publication: Percepción familiar sobre el impacto del Dengue: Conocimientos, Actitudes y Prácticas
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2025
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Salamanca Ramos, Emilce ; León Alfonso, Graciela ; Baquero Álvarez, Nelson
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Universidad de Murcia; servicio de publicaciones
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Introducción:Las enfermedades transmitidas por vectores están entre las principales causas de comorbilidad en la población de América Latina, en especial el dengue. Objetivo:Determinar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas para el control del dengue de las familias en dos municipios ubicados en el departamento del Meta- Colombia. Material y Método: Estudio de paradigma cuantitativo, diseño no experimental descriptivo, observacional, transversal, con muestreo probabilístico, bietápico, estratificado para una muestra 3.703 familias en su vivienda. Se aplicó una encuesta sociodemográfica y un instrumento de Conocimientos, Actitudes y Prácticas (CAP) sobre el dengue. La información se procesó en SPSS® VS. 20, Excel y Word.Resultados: El estudio muestra un índice de conocimiento medio (44,6 %) y de actitudes bajo (50,8 %), con índice de prácticas alto (93,1 %); no se encontró asociación estadísticamente significante entre el género y los índices de conocimientos (p = 0,995) y prácticas (p = 0,696). Se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre los grupos etáreos y los índices de conocimientos (p = 0,000) y de actitudes (p = 0,002). Conclusiones: Los actores sociales tienen conocimiento sobre los síntomas y manejo de la enfermedad, no reconocen el riesgo de fatalidad de la enfermedad y son más receptivas en cuanto a las practicas familiares cuando se tiene la experiencia de alguno de sus integrantes con la enfermedad. En cuanto a la participación del género en el cuidado del ambiente y control de la enfermedad, las mujeres son más participativas en el trabajo colectivo del control del dengue.
Introduction:Vector-borne diseases are among the leading causes of comorbidity in the Latin American population, especially dengue.Objective: To determine the management of dengue from the perspective of knowledge, attitudes and practices of families in two municipalities located in the department of Meta-Colombia.Materials and Methods:A quantitative paradigm, non-experimental descriptive, observational, cross-sectional design study with probabilistic, two-stage, stratified sampling with a sample of 3,703 families in their homes. A sociodemographic survey and a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) instrument on dengue were applied. Information was processed using SPSS® ver. 20, Excel, and Word.Results: The study shows a medium knowledge index (44.6%), a low attitudes index (50.8%), and a high practices index (93.1%). No statistically significant association was found among gender and the knowledge (p = 0.995) and practices (p = 0.696) indices; a statistically significant association was found among age groups and knowledge (p = 0.000) and attitudes (p = 0.002) indices.Conclusions:Social actors have knowledge about the symptoms and management of the disease, but no recognition of the fatality risk of the disease. Families are more receptive to preventive practices when they have had a member experience the disease. Regarding gender participation in environmental care and disease control, women are more active in collective dengue control efforts
Introduction:Vector-borne diseases are among the leading causes of comorbidity in the Latin American population, especially dengue.Objective: To determine the management of dengue from the perspective of knowledge, attitudes and practices of families in two municipalities located in the department of Meta-Colombia.Materials and Methods:A quantitative paradigm, non-experimental descriptive, observational, cross-sectional design study with probabilistic, two-stage, stratified sampling with a sample of 3,703 families in their homes. A sociodemographic survey and a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) instrument on dengue were applied. Information was processed using SPSS® ver. 20, Excel, and Word.Results: The study shows a medium knowledge index (44.6%), a low attitudes index (50.8%), and a high practices index (93.1%). No statistically significant association was found among gender and the knowledge (p = 0.995) and practices (p = 0.696) indices; a statistically significant association was found among age groups and knowledge (p = 0.000) and attitudes (p = 0.002) indices.Conclusions:Social actors have knowledge about the symptoms and management of the disease, but no recognition of the fatality risk of the disease. Families are more receptive to preventive practices when they have had a member experience the disease. Regarding gender participation in environmental care and disease control, women are more active in collective dengue control efforts
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