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Gardona RGB, da Silva JV, Arruda G, Damin S, Abdala E, Lima CAS, Vasconcellos LDS, Queiroz W, Zandonái AC, Danielsk AM, Villar de Sena AC, Cattani ÁC, Bringhentti A, Denardi A, Alérico ALS, Fergutz G, Ribas IDO, Spricigo LMV, Gandolfo L, Correa L, Bordignon JC, de Oliveira JG, Stefanel MP, Reis BC, de Campos VG, Ortigoso D, Figueiredo GM. Brazilians' level of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. SAO PAULO MED J 2022; 140:331-340. [PMID: 35508007 PMCID: PMC9671262 DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0541.23072021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Brazil is facing increasing cycles of numbers of infected people and deaths resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This situation involves a series of factors, including the behavior of the population, that can be decisive for controlling the disease. OBJECTIVE To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Brazilian population regarding COVID-19. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional survey-type study, conducted using a population sample from different Brazilian states. METHODS A quantitative, descriptive and analytical approach was used. Sampling was done according to convenience and via snowballing. The data collection instrument was a knowledge, attitudes and practices system. RESULTS 1,655 people from all over Brazil participated in the survey; 80% were living in the southern region and 70.15% were female. More than 90% had knowledge and good attitudes relating to the means of transmission, preventive care and symptoms associated with COVID-19, although their knowledge and attitudes were not fully reflected in daily practices, for which there was lower adherence (80%). Greater knowledge was correlated with older participants, larger number of children, female sex and marital status; better attitude, with female sex and complete higher education; and better practices, with greater age, larger number of children and female sex. CONCLUSION A large part of the population has general knowledge about COVID-19, but not all knowledge was applied in practice. Older people, females and university graduates stood out as the best informed and most committed to controlling the disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rodrigo Galvão Bueno Gardona
- MSc, PhD. Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
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- MSc, PhD. Professor, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UFAL), Alfenas (MG), Brazil.
| | - Gisele Arruda
- MSc, PhD. Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Francisco Beltrão (PR), Brazil.
| | - Silvana Damin
- MSc, PhD. Scholarship Biologist, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Francisco Beltrão (PR), Brazil.
| | - Edson Abdala
- MD, MSc, PhD. Professor, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
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- MD, MSc. Coordinator, Research Institutes, Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
| | - Alini Cristini Zandonái
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Ailla Mazon Danielsk
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | | | - Álvaro Cesar Cattani
- MSc. Professor, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Amanda Bringhentti
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Angélica Denardi
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Ana Lígia Scotti Alérico
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Gabriella Fergutz
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Izabela de Oliveira Ribas
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Laura Maria Voss Spricigo
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Lara Gandolfo
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Liamara Correa
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Jardel Cristiano Bordignon
- MSc. Professor, Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR), Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | | | - Michel Pandolfo Stefanel
- Medical Undergraduate Student, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | - Beatriz Castro Reis
- MD. Neonatologist, Hospital Regional do Sudoeste - Dr. Walter Alberto Pecoits (HRS), Francisco Beltrão (PR); and Professor, Centro Universitário de Pato Branco (UNIDEP), Pato Branco (PR), Brazil.
| | | | - Danilo Ortigoso
- BA. Journalist, Self-employed journalism/medical press office, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
| | - Gerusa Maria Figueiredo
- MD, MSc, PhD. Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Tropical Medicine (IMT), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
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