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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-0807</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0807</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Industrial de Santander]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-08072022000100331</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18273/saluduis.54.e:22003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Percepción de riesgo, automedicación, mitos y creencias relacionados con COVID-19 entre jefes de hogar peruanos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Risk perception, self-medication, myths, and beliefs related with COVID-19 among Peruvian head of households]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cano-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis C.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castillo-Tejada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[René D.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mena-Ordoñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sissy S.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada de Tacna  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Daniel Alcides Carrión  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tacna ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>54</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-08072022000100331&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-08072022000100331&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-08072022000100331&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: A más de un año del inicio de la pandemia COVID-19, el número de contagiados y muertes aún presenta frecuencias que escapan al control de manejo hospitalario. Aunado al temor, se acrecentó la aparición de mitos, creencias, automedicación e inadecuada percepción de riesgo en la población.  Objetivo: Identificar la percepción de riesgo, automedicación, mitos y creencias de prevención respecto al COVID-19 en adultos jefes de hogar del distrito Gregorio Albarracín de Tacna en el 2020.  Material y métodos: Se aplicó una encuesta a una muestra representativa de 250 jefes de hogar, residentes en el distrito Gregorio Albarracín.  Resultados: El promedio total del grupo en percepción del riesgo expresado en porcentaje fue de 60,96 % (59,81-62,11) de un total de probable esperado ideal de 100 %. La percepción de "estar en riesgo en la pandemia" es baja. Solo el 15,20 % acató el aislamiento domiciliario estricto cuando fue indicado. El 14,8 % se automedicaba y en este grupo, los productos usados fueron Ivermectina (48,6 %) y dióxido de cloro (45,9 %). Los mitos y creencias más frecuentes fueron "rociarse con alcohol o cloro mata el virus" y "los remedios caseros pueden curar o prevenir el coronavirus". Hubo diferencia según edad (p&lt;0,05), nivel de instrucción (p&lt;0,001).  Conclusiones: La automedicación estuvo fuertemente asociada con elevada percepción de riesgo (p&lt;0,001) y presencia de mitos y creencias (p&lt;0,001). El nivel de instrucción estuvo altamente asociado con la presencia de mitos y creencias (p&lt;0,001)]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: More than a year after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of infections and deaths is still beyond the control of hospital management. In addition to fear, myths, beliefs, self-medication and inadequate risk perception in the population have increased.  Objective: To identify the perception of risk, self-medication, myths and prevention beliefs regarding COVID-19 in adult heads of household in the Gregorio Albarracin district of Tacna in 2020.  Method: A survey was administered to a representative sample of 250 heads of household residing in the Gregorio Albarracin district.  Results: The total average of the group in risk perception expressed as a percentage was 60.96% (59.81-62.11) out of a total expected ideal of 100%. The perception of "being at risk in the pandemic" is low. Only 15.20% adhered to strict home isolation when instructed to do so. The 14.8% self-medicated and in this group, the products used were ivermectin (48.6%) and chlorine dioxide (45.9%). The most frequent myths and beliefs were "spraying with alcohol or chlorine kills the virus" "home remedies can cure or prevent coronavirus"; there were differences according to age (p&lt;0.05) and educational level (p&lt;0.001).  Conclusions: self-medication was strongly associated with high-risk perception (p&lt;0.001) and presence of myths and beliefs (p&lt;0.001). Educational level was highly associated with the presence of myths and beliefs (p&lt;0.001).]]></p></abstract>
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