Brazilians level of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards covid-19: a cross-sectional study
| dc.creator | Gisele Arruda | |
| dc.creator | Rodrigo Galvão Bueno Gardona | |
| dc.creator | José Vitor da Silva | |
| dc.creator | Silvana Damin | |
| dc.creator | Christiana Lima | |
| dc.creator | Leonardo de Souza Vasconcellos | |
| dc.creator | Wladimir Queiroz | |
| dc.creator | Gerusa Figueiredo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-12T23:15:14Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-08T23:47:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-12T23:15:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.format.mimetype | ||
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0541.23072021 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 15163180 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1843/61965 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | São Paulo Medical Journal | |
| dc.rights | Acesso Aberto | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | Brazil | |
| dc.subject.other | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject.other | Brazil | |
| dc.subject.other | level of knowledge | |
| dc.title | Brazilians level of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards covid-19: a cross-sectional study | |
| dc.type | Artigo de periódico | |
| local.citation.epage | 340 | |
| local.citation.issue | 3 | |
| local.citation.spage | 331 | |
| local.citation.volume | 140 | |
| local.description.resumo | BACKGROUND: Brazil is facing increasing cycles of numbers of infected people and deaths resulting from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This situation involves a series of factors, including the behavior of the population, that can be decisive for controlling the disease.OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Brazilian population regarding COVID-19.DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional survey-type study, conducted using a population sample from different Brazilian states.METHODS: A quantitative, descriptive and analytical approach was used. Sampling was done according to convenience and via snowballing. The data collection instrument was a knowledge, attitudes and practices system. RESULTS: 1,655 people from all over Brazil participated in the survey; 80% were living in the southern region and 70.15% were female. More than 90% had knowledge and good attitudes relating to the means of transmission, preventive care and symptoms associated with COVID-19, although their knowledge and attitudes were not fully reflected in daily practices, for which there was lower adherence (80%). Greater knowledge was correlated with older participants, larger number of children, female sex and marital status; better attitude, with female sex and complete higher education; and better practices, with greater age, larger number of children and female sex.CONCLUSION: A large part of the population has general knowledge about COVID-19, but not all knowl edge was applied in practice. Older people, females and university graduates stood out as the best in formed and most committed to controlling the disease. | |
| local.publisher.country | Brasil | |
| local.publisher.department | MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE PROPEDÊUTICA COMPLEMENTAR | |
| local.publisher.initials | UFMG | |
| local.url.externa | https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0541.23072021 |