MSc, PhD. Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
MSc, PhD. Professor, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UFAL), Alfenas (MG), Brazil.
Sao Paulo Med J. 2022 May-Jun;140(3):331-340. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0541.23072021.
Brazil is facing increasing cycles of numbers of infected people and deaths resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This situation involves a series of factors, including the behavior of the population, that can be decisive for controlling the disease.
To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Brazilian population regarding COVID-19.
Cross-sectional survey-type study, conducted using a population sample from different Brazilian states.
A quantitative, descriptive and analytical approach was used. Sampling was done according to convenience and via snowballing. The data collection instrument was a knowledge, attitudes and practices system.
1,655 people from all over Brazil participated in the survey; 80% were living in the southern region and 70.15% were female. More than 90% had knowledge and good attitudes relating to the means of transmission, preventive care and symptoms associated with COVID-19, although their knowledge and attitudes were not fully reflected in daily practices, for which there was lower adherence (80%). Greater knowledge was correlated with older participants, larger number of children, female sex and marital status; better attitude, with female sex and complete higher education; and better practices, with greater age, larger number of children and female sex.
A large part of the population has general knowledge about COVID-19, but not all knowledge was applied in practice. Older people, females and university graduates stood out as the best informed and most committed to controlling the disease.
巴西正面临着感染人数和由 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）导致的死亡人数不断增加的周期。这种情况涉及一系列因素，包括人口行为，这些因素对于控制疾病可能是决定性的。
确定巴西民众对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践情况。
这是一项采用来自巴西不同州的人群样本进行的横断面调查研究。
采用定量、描述和分析方法。根据方便性和滚雪球抽样法进行采样。数据收集工具是一个知识、态度和实践系统。
共有来自巴西各地的 1655 人参与了这项调查，其中 80%的人居住在南部地区，70.15%为女性。超过 90%的人对传播途径、预防保健和与 COVID-19 相关的症状有一定的了解，并持良好的态度，但他们的知识和态度并未完全反映在日常实践中，日常实践的依从性较低（80%）。更多的知识与年龄较大的参与者、更多的孩子、女性和已婚状况有关；更好的态度与女性和完整的高等教育有关；更好的实践与更大的年龄、更多的孩子和女性有关。
很大一部分人口对 COVID-19 有一般的了解，但并非所有知识都应用于实践。老年人、女性和大学毕业生是信息最灵通、最致力于控制疾病的人群。
