Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (Mar 2021)

Teachers’ attitudes and knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic in the canary islands

  • Borja N. Santana-López,
  • Yeray G. Santana-Padilla,
  • Esteban G. Santana-Cabrera,
  • Gloria R. Ruiz-Rodriguez,
  • Jesus M. González-Martín,
  • Luciano Santana-Cabrera,
  • Grupo Multidisciplinar Educativo EDUCACOVID

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.6312
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 1
pp. 64 – 9

Abstract

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A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the teachers’ attitudes and knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canary Islands region in Spain, between May 14 - 18, 2020. A virtual questionnaire based on a validated instrument was applied. We included 1,503 surveys, which showed that teachers are unwilling to work if there is risk of infection at the school (76.6%). However, they state that they would go to work if they had the appropriate hygiene (69.2%) and protection (67.0%) measures. In conclusion, it is important to guarantee the necessary preventive measures to avoid contagion in educational centers, promoting specific training of teachers in primary prevention.

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