Knowledge about dengue in residents of a health area in Sancti Spíritus

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue is a viral, systemic disease, of endemic-epidemic character, caused by any of the 4 serotypes of the viral complex. It is transmitted to the man through the Aedes mosquito bite that causes the infection. Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge about dengue in residents of a health area in Sancti Spíritus. Methods: A quantitative investigation, of preexperimental design, contextualized, was carried out in 174 people of 15 and more years, belonging to the Family Doctor Office No. 7 of Los Olivos Polyclinic in Sancti Spíritus province, from February to July, 2022, for which the structured interview was used. The analyzed variables were level of knowledge about dengue, age, sex and school level. After the intervention the populational proportions were compared. Results: There was a prevalence of the 45-55 years patients (53.1 %), female sex (66.7 %) and the secondary school level finished (55.1 %). After concluding the educational activities, the individuals reached appropriate results and their level of knowledge on the disease had an increase. Conclusions: The intervention was effective in the studied population, because the knowledge about dengue had increased.

Keywords

• dengue
• signos y síntomas
• estudio de evaluación
• educación de la población.