2022
DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2022.392.10847
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Percepción sobre las vacunas y nivel de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas hacia la COVID-19 en adultos mayores de Lima, Perú

Abstract: El objetivo fue describir la percepción sobre las vacunas y el nivel de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas hacia la COVID-19 en adultos mayores que acuden a un hospital en Lima, Perú. Estudio descriptivo y transversal de marzo a noviembre del 2021. Se adaptó y validó un instrumento para medir el nivel de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas, y se evaluó la percepción sobre vacunas con un cuestionario exploratorio. Se encuestaron a 83 adultos mayores, la media de edad fue 74,0 años y el 62,7% fueron mujeres. … Show more

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“…To mitigate the effects of Covid-19, it is important to evaluate the level of knowledge acquired (Venkataraman, et al, 2023), because of its influence on the adoption of preventive measures (Vidal, et al, 2022), which reduce the probability of infection (Zhao, 2022). Carreño, Chaparro and Pardo ( 2022) confirmed in a study of caregivers of patients in Colombia an increase in the knowledge of the mechanisms of virus transmission and prevention measures, however, they argue the need to improve the knowledge of prevention and management of infectious diseases, as a means to mitigate the levels of stress and fear.…”
Section: Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
“…To mitigate the effects of Covid-19, it is important to evaluate the level of knowledge acquired (Venkataraman, et al, 2023), because of its influence on the adoption of preventive measures (Vidal, et al, 2022), which reduce the probability of infection (Zhao, 2022). Carreño, Chaparro and Pardo ( 2022) confirmed in a study of caregivers of patients in Colombia an increase in the knowledge of the mechanisms of virus transmission and prevention measures, however, they argue the need to improve the knowledge of prevention and management of infectious diseases, as a means to mitigate the levels of stress and fear.…”
Section: Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The acceptance rate of the COVID-19 vaccine in Latin America is estimated at 78% in the general population but is lower in elderly and pregnant women at 63% and 69%, respectively [17,18]. Mistrust and rejection of the COVID-19 vaccine are primarily due to lack of knowledge about its e cacy and development aspects [19][20][21][22][23], as well as conspiratorial beliefs about the vaccine [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%