bachelorThesis
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre paludismo en los estudiantes del tercer año de bachillerato de los colegios fiscales de la Ciudad de Machala, 2012
Fecha
2013Autor
Quevedo Izquierdo, Estefanía Dolores
Rodríguez Ordóñez, Susana Janneth
Sánchez Pérez, Mario Paúl
Institución
Resumen
Target
Determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices about malaria in of the sixth year students from urban schools in the city of Machala.
Collages Were:
Colegio Machala, Héroes de Jambeli, Juan Henriquez Coello, República del Ecuador, El Oro, Mario Minuche Murillo, Unión Nacional de Educadores Une, República del Perú, Red Educativa Ma 1.
Methodology
A descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 400 students. A probability sample representative of a universe of 2069. The size was calculated on the basis of a confidence level of 95%, 60% excellent knowledge (data obtained from a pilot study) and the inference error 2%. Data were collected through a survey and analyzed in SPSS.
Results
The age ranged between 16 and 22 years, mean 19 ± 1.2 DS. 71.5% were women. 77.5% received no prior training on malaria, 46.75% of unknown cause, the 50.50% known to have healing, 54.75% insecticides used, 79.25% would go to a health center, 56, 75% would use the treatment, 38.5% believe that the MSP is responsible for prevention, 36% done to prevent and control the activities, 61% believe that there is a good attention from the MPS.
Conclusions
Excellent knowledge on malaria was 25.5%, very good 21.0% and good 53.5%. Attitudes excellent 12.5%, very good 72.5% and 15.2% Good. Practices
excellent, 25.0%, very good 26.5% and 48.5% good.