Level of knowledge concerning prevention and control actions for COVID-19 in medicine students

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PANDEMIC, STUDENTS, MEDICAL, KNOWLEDGE, COVID-19, SARS-COV-2.

Abstract

Introduction: the World Health Organization declares a pandemic because as a novel disease named COVID-19, knowledge students have concerning this disease is significant to its prevention and control actions.

Objective: to describe the level of knowledge with respect to the prevention and control actions for COVID-19 in fifth-academic-year medicine students belonging to a health area of Pinar del Río municipality.

Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out at Raul Sanchez Rodriguez University Polyclinic between March 27 and April 27, 2020. The target group coincided with the sample, consisting of 94 students assigned to the institution who completed a questionnaire designed for the purposes of the study and evaluated on 100 points, with qualitative variables that were summarized using Descriptive Statistics.

Results: few deficiencies were identified on the prevention and control actions for COVID-19 in medicine students, the general evaluation from 90 to 100 points prevailed in 93,6 % of the participants, with a predominant evaluation of Very Well level of knowledge in the topics related to this novel disease.

Conclusions: mastery of knowledge concerning the prevention and control actions for COVID-19 was confirmed.

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Bertha Vivian Gil Figueroa, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Cuba.

Médica. Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina General integral. Profesora Auxiliar. Máster en Educación Médica  y Enfermedades Infecciosas.Investigador Agregado. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Cuba.

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2020-11-18

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Careaga Valido D, Gil Figueroa BV, González García X, Gómez Pimentel Y, Valle González D. Level of knowledge concerning prevention and control actions for COVID-19 in medicine students. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 18 [cited 2025 Aug. 31];24(6):e4667. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/4667

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Vol. 24 No. 6 (2020)

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