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Dengue is a worldwide spread arboviral disease. Huánuco region is an endemic area for dengue. Understanding the influence of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in dengue endemic areas can provide important insight for improving public health policies. The purpose of this study was to understand the KAP about dengue in the marginal urban city of Tingo Maria, district of Rupa-Rupa, a rain forest area in Huánuco region and its association with positive serology for dengue. An analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out in which a randomized sample of 112 people were evaluated using a semi structured questionnaire and tested for IgG against dengue virus. Most participants recruited were from marginal urban settlements. The median age was 38 years and 64% were female. A bivariate analysis showed an association between educational level and serological positivity. Over 95% of participants with only primary school education had a positive serological test for dengue. No statistical significances were found between attitudes towards dengue control initiatives (p=0.221), preventive practices against dengue (p=0.773), and the level of knowledge about dengue (p=0.073). Although attitudes, preventive practices and level of knowledge were not related to positive serology in dengue cases, educational level showed an association with serological positivity for dengue.
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Immunoglobulin G , Serologic Tests , Dengue , Dengue VirusABSTRACT
Objetivo: Realizar la medición de la consistencia interna y el análisis factorial de la escala de desesperanza de Beck(EDB) al ser aplicada en puérperas adolescentes. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional, analítico, de corte transversal. Se aplicó una encuesta a las adolescentes entre 13 y 18 años de edad, que cumplieran con los criterios deinclusión, que acudieran al Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal (INMP) para la atención del parto entre los meses deenero a mayo de 2010. La consistencia interna se evaluó através del coeficiente alfa de Cronbach y la estructura factorial através de la extracción de componentes principales y rotación varimax. Resultados: Se obtuvo un coeficiente alfa de Cronbach = 0,70. La estructura factorial presenta seis dimensiones, que no se correlacionan con los hallazgos en otrosestudios y que presentan dificultades para su identificación. Tras eliminar pertinentemente seis elementos se obtuvo un coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach de 0,73 y un modelo de cuatro factores identificados como motivación, proyección, control percibido e ilusión, que explican el 55% de la varianza. Conclusión: Se concluye que la EDB modificada (14 elementos) presenta una consistencia interna y estructura factorial adecuada.
Objetive: To measure the internal consistency and formulate the factorial analysis of Beck's Hopelessness Scale inpostpartum adolescents. Method: An observational, analytic, transversal study was conducted. Between January and May 2010, we applied a survey in every postpartum adolescent attended at Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal. The internal consistency was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the factorial structure by the main components extractionand varimax rotation. Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.70. The factorial structure showed 6 components, which doesn't correlates with other studies' findings. After eliminating 6 elements from Beck's Hopelessness Scale, we got a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.733 and a factorial structure with 4 components, identified as Motivation, Projection, Perceived Control and Illusion, explaining 55% of variance. Conclusion: We concluded that the modified Beck's Hopelessness Scale has an adequate internal consistency and factorial structure.