Knowledge, attitudes and practices on medical students in Mayaro virus, 2017

Abstract

Introduction: In Latin America there are several arboviruses that affect populations and present similar symptoms, such as the Mayaro virus, which has not been studied extensively on the continent, having a high capacity to spread Objective: to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices about the Mayaro in medical students from Latin America during the months of July to August 2017. Junio 2018 Rev. Inst. Med. Trop 2018;13(1)32-39 10.18004/imt/201813132-39 Material and methods: A cross-sectional, observational, cross-sectional, non-probabilistic study was conducted for convenience in medical students. Results: A total of 989 medical students aged 18-32 years were included in the study, of whom 58.24% (576) were male, were third year 33.47 (331), and 44, 08% of the participants were from Venezuela (446). The level of knowledge was 71.39% (706) low, 24.97% (247) considered that the public has the most important role in the control of Mayaro, and 39.23% (388) do not use repellents. Conclusion: The level of general knowledge was low, indecisive / doubtful attitudes and appropriate practices.