2020, Number 5
Experiences of student active research.
Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 772-779
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ABSTRACT
Background: in the face of COVID 19, the active investigation of students in Primary Health Care is of vital importance for the early detection of possible infected patients.Objective: to describe the experiences of the active student research carried out at the Fabio D´Celmo Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos.
Methods: descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out between March 19 and May 20, 2020, in a universe of 18,369 inhabitants and 83 people who participated in the research. The data were obtained from the daily reports on the activity, delivered to the Health Area Management Post.
Results: the way in which the research was organized in the area is described; 66 493 homes were visited and 161 772 people were searched. 854 patients with respiratory symptoms (0.52%) were detected. In the Medical Office No. 15, of the Popular Council Guaos, a patient tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the only positive case of COVID 19 in this health area. The students contributed to its detection and to the investigation of the 39 suspected cases generated by this outbreak; 25,983 people over 60 years of age were visited, of them 7,734 elderly living alone. COVID-19 has not been reported among students.
Conclusions: the active research work carried out was positive and contributed to detect people with respiratory symptoms, among them a positive case for COVID 19, without affecting the health of the researchers, since the biosafety regulations were followed.
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