Knowledge about COVID-19 in the General Population of Mexico

An analytical observational study was conducted to investigate the association between knowledge of COVID-19 in the general population of Mexico and sociodemographic variables of interest. A total of 758 adults between 18 and 74 years old (M = 37.3 SD = 12.6), of which 88.9% had higher education and...

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Published in:Hacia la promocíon de la salud 2023-09, Vol.28 (1), p.117-131
Main Authors: Tirado Otálvaro, Andrés Felipe, Cassiani Miranda, Carlos Arturo, Rodríguez Verdugo, María Soledad, Campo Arias, Adalberto, Scoppetta, Orlando, Arismendy López, Yinneth Andrea
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Summary:An analytical observational study was conducted to investigate the association between knowledge of COVID-19 in the general population of Mexico and sociodemographic variables of interest. A total of 758 adults between 18 and 74 years old (M = 37.3 SD = 12.6), of which 88.9% had higher education and 33.2% were health care workers, participated in an online questionnaire assessing disease knowledge and the COVID-5 item Fear Scale, which was adapted by the research team. The proportion of individuals with high knowledge about COVID-19 was found to be 41.0%. Participants with higher education and healthcare professionals demonstrated higher knowledge scores in comparison to those with primary and secondary education, as well as non-healthcare professionals (PR=1.25, 95%CI 1.05-1.48). In conclusion, that people with higher education and healthcare workers exhibited better knowledge scores regarding the disease, while high knowledge about COVID-19 was only associated with being a health professional.
ISSN:0121-7577
2462-8425
DOI:10.17151/hpsal.2023.28.1.9