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<journal-id>0375-0760</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Med Trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0375-0760</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0375-07602023000100008</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Dengue en Barbosa (Santander, Colombia): conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en la comunidad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dengue in Barbosa (Santander, Colombia): knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the community]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mateus Escobar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Doris Adriana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Monroy-Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angela Liliana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaimes-Bernal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Boyacá Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tunja Boyacá]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>75</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0375-07602023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0375-07602023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0375-07602023000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El dengue es considerado un problema de la salud pública con un comportamiento endémico-epidémico en Colombia, por lo cual los programas de vigilancia epidemiológica se enfocan en la prevención y control.  Objetivo: Evaluar la comprensión y el comportamiento de la población del municipio de Barbosa (Santander, Colombia) acerca del virus del dengue y el vector por medio de un instrumento de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas (CAP).  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico en el que participaron 93 habitantes del municipio de Barbosa, seleccionados por un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se empleó un instrumento de CAP validado. La información fue sistematizada y analizada en el programa SPSS v. 26.0.  Resultados: El 78,5 % de los encuestados mostraron conocimientos deficientes con un puntaje obtenido inferior a 70 puntos. El 73,1 % de los habitantes presentó actitudes negativas con un resultado igual o inferior a 24 puntos. El 67,7 % de la población presentó buenas prácticas, con un resultado mayor o igual a 14 puntos. Se evidencia que, a menor edad, son mayores las actitudes desfavorables frente a la infección por dengue (OR 2,67 IC 95 % 1,03-7,1).  Conclusiones: Educar a la población de manera más efectiva acerca de los conocimientos básicos sobre el dengue sigue siendo una estrategia necesaria, además de crear conciencia de que las prácticas en el hogar se deben ejecutar con la finalidad de eliminar el vector y no solo como mecanismo de limpieza. Se deben implementar diferentes estrategias comunicativas para educar a los ciudadanos en este sentido.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Dengue is considered a public health problem with endemic-epidemic behavior in Colombia; therefore, epidemiological surveillance programs are aimed at its prevention and control.  Objective: To evaluate the understanding and behavior of the population from the municipality of Barbosa (Santander, Colombia) on dengue virus and its vector through a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey.  Methods:  An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted which included 93 residents of the municipality of Barbosa, selected based on non-probabilistic and convenience sampling A validated KAP instrument was used. The information was systematized and analyzed in SPSS v. 26.0. The information was systematized and analyzed in SPSS v. 26.0.  Results: Among the respondents, 78.5% showed deficient knowledge with a score below 70 points. Negative attitudes were found in 73.1% of the residents with a score equal to or lower than 24 points. Best practices were reported by 67.7% of the population, with a score greater than or equal to 14 points. It is evident that at younger ages, unfavorable attitudes towards dengue infection are higher (OR 2.67 CI 95% 1.03-7.1).  Conclusions: Educating the population more effectively about basic knowledge of dengue remains a necessary strategy, in addition to raising awareness that household practices should be carried out to eliminate the vector and not only as a cleaning mechanism. Different communicative strategies should be implemented to educate citizens in this regard.]]></p></abstract>
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