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T1 Access to information and degree of community awareness of preventive health measures in the face of covid-19 in Spain
A1 Gutiérrez Velasco, Laura
A1 Liébana Presa, Cristina
A1 Abella Santos, Elena
A1 Villar Suárez, María Vega
A1 Fernández Gutiérrez, Rocío
A1 Fernández Martínez, María Elena
A2 Enfermeria
K1 Enfermería
K1 COVID-19
K1 Coronavirus
K1 Preventive measures
K1 Information
K1 Community awareness
K1 Hand washing
K1 Mask
K1 Physical distance
AB [EN] The COVID-19 pandemic is posing a major health crisis. Spanish legislation establishes the mandatory use of masks and the implementation of hygienic measures such as hand washing and physical distancing. The aim of this study is to describe access to information and the level of community knowledge/adoption about the preventive measures proposed by the Spanish health authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze the influence of socio-demographic factors in compliance among people over 18 years of age resident in Spain. An observational, descriptive and transversal study was conducted. Data was collected on sociodemographic variables, access to information and the degree of knowledge/adoption about the preventive measures: use of masks, hand hygiene and physical distancing. A total of 1811 people participated. The average age was 45.1 ± 15.1 years, predominantly female (69.3%), from an urban geographical area (74%), with a higher education level of 53.2%. Most of the respondents (57.5%) are or live with people at risk. The main access to information on preventive measures was from secondary sources (49.2%), with television being the main medium; 72.3% think that there are some difficulties in accessing information, while 8.7% of the participants do not consider the use of masks to be useful. As regards the choice of type of mask, the majority of people (44.8%) opt for the surgical variety; 88.5% of respondents believe that the physical distancing established is at least 1.5 m. This study confirmed that socio-demographic factors influence compliance with or the degree of knowledge/adoption of the preventive measures proposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and has made it possible to ascertain the sectors of the population with the greatest deficiencies in this respect. It shows the importance of implementing health information and education systems in the community, and it is advisable to promote specific programs aimed at men, people living in rural areas and people with a low level of education.
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17511
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17511
NO Gutiérrez-Velasco, L., Liébana-Presa, C., Abella-Santos, E., Villar-Suárez, V., Fernández-Gutiérrez, R. y Fernández-Martínez, E. (2021). Access to Information and Degree of Community Awareness of Preventive Health Measures in the Face of COVID-19 in Spain. Healthcare, 9(2), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare9020104
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 20-may-2024