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Knowledge And Attitudes About Organ Donation In Students Of Health Sciences From A National University Of Lambayeque - 2019, César Cabrejos-Montalvo, Katherine Ipanaqué Muñoz, Ana Vásquez Del Castillo
Knowledge And Attitudes About Organ Donation In Students Of Health Sciences From A National University Of Lambayeque - 2019, César Cabrejos-Montalvo, Katherine Ipanaqué Muñoz, Ana Vásquez Del Castillo
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective: Determine the level of knowledge and attitudes about organ donation and xenotransplantation in students of a National University of Lambayeque. Methods: The sampling carried out was probabilistic of a simple random type and the sample was made up of 100 university students. An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to assess levels of knowledge and attitudes about organ donation. A survey of 20 dichotomous key questions was applied. Results: 53 women (53.0%) and 47 (47.0%) men were interviewed. It was observed that 76% do not know about the Law on the Promotion of Solidarity Donation of Human Organs …
Perception Of Knowledge And Attitudes Towards Covid-19 In A Group Of Citizens In The Urban Area Of Huánuco, Mely Ruiz Aquino, Anibal Diaz Lazo, Milward Ubillús, Alejandrina Aguí Ortiz
Perception Of Knowledge And Attitudes Towards Covid-19 In A Group Of Citizens In The Urban Area Of Huánuco, Mely Ruiz Aquino, Anibal Diaz Lazo, Milward Ubillús, Alejandrina Aguí Ortiz
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective. To identify relationship between knowledge and type of attitudes towards COVID-19 in the citizens of the urban area of Huánuco. Methods. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. It was carried out in the city of Huánuco, 2020. Sample comprised 168 citizens. A previously validated knowledge questionnaire and an attitudes scale towards COVID-19 were applied. Pearson's χ² test and Spearman's correlation coefficient (rho) were applied. Results. When analyzing the type of knowledge regarding COVID-19, 62.5% (105) of the sample was located in the category “unknown”. Analyzing the type of attitudes perceived by citizens towards COVID-19, 36.9% (62) …