Instituto de Gerontología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2022 Apr-Jun;39(2):201-207. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2022.392.10847. Epub 2022 Sep 2.
This study aimed to describe the perception about vaccines and the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 in older adults from a hospital in Lima, Peru. Descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out from March to November 2021. An instrument was adapted and validated to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices; the perception about vaccines was evaluated with an exploratory questionnaire. Eighty-three older adults were surveyed, the mean age was 74.0 years and 62.7% were women. Most of the participants knew the cause and symptoms, and 50.6% believed that it could be transmitted by contaminated food. Additionally, 61.7% used traditional medicine to prevent it, and 65.4% considered that the level of social awareness was insufficient; 91.5% were vaccinated against COVID-19, and 65.4% considered these vaccines to be safe. In conclusion, most older adults showed a high level of knowledge, attitudes and practices and a positive perception about the vaccine against COVID-19.
本研究旨在描述秘鲁利马一家医院的老年人对疫苗的看法，以及他们对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和实践水平。这是一项描述性和横断面研究，于 2021 年 3 月至 11 月进行。我们使用了一个经过改编和验证的工具来测量知识、态度和实践水平，使用探索性问卷来评估对疫苗的看法。共调查了 83 名老年人，平均年龄为 74.0 岁，其中 62.7%为女性。大多数参与者了解病因和症状，50.6%的人认为它可能通过受污染的食物传播。此外，61.7%的人使用传统医学来预防 COVID-19，65.4%的人认为社会意识水平不足；91.5%的人接种了 COVID-19 疫苗，65.4%的人认为这些疫苗是安全的。总之，大多数老年人对 COVID-19 疫苗表现出高度的知识、态度和实践水平，以及对疫苗的积极看法。
