Open AccessKnowledge and attitudes towards the covid-19 vaccine
Author(s) -
Pablo Valentino Aguilar Chávez,
Anita E. Becerra Julca,
Maria E. Valverde Rondo,
Gladis D. Jesús Ramírez,
Maria I. Ñique Miranda
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de medicina humana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0531
pISSN - 1814-5469
DOI - 10.25176/rfmh.v22i2.4343
Subject(s) - covid-19 , population , cross sectional study , value (mathematics) , positive attitude , medicine , demography , psychology , family medicine , environmental health , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Objective:The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine in the inhabitants of the province of Trujillo in the year 2021. Materials and methods:The type of study was applied, non experimental desing, with a quantitative approach, cross-sectional, and correlational level; a questionnaire for knowledge and attitudes was administered to a total of 500 adults in the province of Trujillo. Results: The results show that 88% of the population has a good level of knowledge about the vaccine, and 91% of them have an adequate attitude to be vaccinated. Conclusions: In this way, it is concluded that there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes towards the vaccine against COVID-19 (p value<0.05). The level of knowledge is a protective factor (OR: 0.43; CI: 0.2318-0.8053) for an adequate attitude to be vaccinated.