Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (Feb 2022)

Knowledge and attitudes towards the covid-19 vaccine

  • Pablo V. Aguilar Chávez,
  • Anita E. Becerra Julca,
  • Maria E. Valverde Rondo,
  • Gladis D. Jesús Ramírez,
  • Maria I. Ñique Miranda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v22i2.4343
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 2
pp. 244 – 251

Abstract

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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.

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