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2021, Number 3

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Rev CONAMED 2021; 26 (3)

Beliefs about pandemic and protection measures in patients going to the emergency department for suggestive COVID-19

Hernández PF, Vargas PEI, Tello RMR

Language: Spanish
References: 30
Page: 134-142
PDF size: 143.45 Kb.


ABSTRACT

In Mexico, the positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 is high, with almost two million infected and about 150 thousand deaths, in what is called the "second wave". One of the explanations for this phenomenon is the lack of adherence to sanitary measures that are closely related to culture and beliefs. Objective: To identify the most frequent beliefs about the pandemic and the protection measures of patients who cozme to the emergency department due to probable COVID-19. Material and methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out. One hundred patients who came to the respiratory triage unit for referring symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 from a second-level hospital were invited. Patients with ventilatory assistance or severely ill were excluded. An interview of 12 dichotomous answer questions was conducted and they were reported as percentages. Results: One hundred volunteers were interviewed with data suggestive of COVID-19. The mean age was 50.96 ± 14.9 years, 54% (n = 54) were men with an educational level higher than secondary in 52%. Thirty-three respondents reported having been infected by a relative. 24% of the interviewees accepted that they did not believe in the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus before becoming infected (it increased to 44.8% in men with secondary school or less), 10% did not use mouthwash. Men believed less in the existence of the virus (21 of 54) (p = 0.003). 43.75% of the volunteers with a high school education level or less believed that the hospitals extracted fluid from their knees (21 of 48) (p = 0.013). Conclusions: In the present study, a quarter of the respondents did not believe in the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and it increased with male volunteers of low educational level, likewise, most were not vaccinated against influenza and a third believed that fluid was taken from patients' knees and left to die in hospitals.


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