CONOCIMIENTO SOBRE MEDIDAS DE PREVENCIÓN DE LA COVID 19 EN USUARIOS ATENDIDOS EN EL ALBERGUE PADRE MATÍAS MUJICA

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the cause of the disease called COVID-19, due to its rapid spread, the World Health Organization recommended constant hand washing with soap and water, use of alcohol, social distancing and use of of mask. A descriptive, retrospective and cross- sectional investigation was carried out to evaluate the knowledge about the COVID-19 prevention measures of the users treated at the Padre Matías Mujica shelter in the city of Portoviejo, working with a sample of 45 users who are treated in said shelter, selected through an intentional non-probabilistic sampling, a questionnaire prepared by the authors was used, which contained 5 questions of sociodemographic characterization and 12 questions aimed at measuring knowledge about transmission routes, risk groups and prevention measures and protection from COVID-19, with a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent. The results show that 44.44% are between 56 and 64 years old with 35% low grades, 53.33% are female with 37.5% the same evaluation, 33.33% are high school graduates, with 26.6% of them failing in knowledge about the subject studied, 11.11% reside in the canton of Portoviejo and 15.56% in El Carmen, with 6.67% with low results and 82.22% of the population are Ecuadorians. It is concluded that the knowledge about the prevention measures of COVID-19 that the studied population possesses in a considerable percentage is still insufficient.