Ramírez-Díaz María Del Pilar, Núñez-Rasgado Xunaxhi Guadalupe, Hernández-Ramírez Gabriel, Rodríguez-López Edna Isabel, Luna-Hernández Jorge Fernando
Unidad de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud. Universidad del Istmo. Campus Juchitán, Oaxaca, México. E-mail:
Unidad de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud. Universidad del Istmo. Campus Juchitán, Oaxaca, México. E-mail: gabriel
Rev Cuid. 2024 Jul 16;15(2):e3565. doi: 10.15649/cuidarte.3565. eCollection 2024 May-Aug.
The COVID-19 disease has been one of the most harmful pandemics for humanity; therefore, ensuring adherence to preventive and control measures is essential. This adherence largely depends on the population's knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19.
To identify the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 prevention and its associated factors in Oaxaca, Mexico.
This cross-sectional and analytical study surveyed adults online regarding KAP. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests were used for categorical comparisons. Factors associated with higher KAP levels were analyzed by calculating odd ratios (ORs) through logistic regression.
A total of 176 people participated, of whom 82.42% were women, and 81.83% were <30 years old. Among the participants, 90.88% identified direct contact with infected individuals as the main mode of transmission, 73.86% correctly identified the incubation period, and 93.22% referred to handwashing as the main preventive measure. The KAP scores were 65.34%, 32.95%, and 40.91%, respectively, with no differences by sex or age.
Participants with higher COVID-19 knowledge and more positive attitudes towards the pandemic were associated with more frequent preventive practices [OR:1.89 (CI:1.17- 3.73)] and [OR:3.21 (CI:1 .62-6.35)], respectively, compared to those with lower scores.
The study population has a low level of KAP; greater knowledge about COVID-19 and more positive attitudes towards the pandemic increase preventive practices.
新冠疫情是对人类危害最大的大流行病之一；因此，确保人们遵守预防和控制措施至关重要。这种遵守在很大程度上取决于民众对新冠疫情的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。
确定墨西哥瓦哈卡州民众对新冠疫情预防的知识、态度和行为水平及其相关因素。
这项横断面分析研究通过在线方式对成年人进行了KAP调查。采用描述性统计以及卡方检验或费舍尔精确检验进行分类比较。通过逻辑回归计算比值比（OR）来分析与较高KAP水平相关的因素。
共有176人参与，其中82.42%为女性，81.83%年龄小于30岁。参与者中，90.88%认为与感染者直接接触是主要传播方式，73.86%正确识别了潜伏期，93.22%提到洗手是主要预防措施。KAP得分分别为65.34%、32.95%和40.91%，按性别和年龄无差异。
与得分较低者相比，对新冠疫情知识掌握程度较高且态度更积极的参与者分别更频繁地采取预防行为，其比值比分别为1.89（置信区间：1.17 - 3.73）和3.21（置信区间：1.62 - 6.35）。
研究人群的KAP水平较低；对新冠疫情有更多了解且态度更积极会增加预防行为。
