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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1028-9933</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Información Científica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. inf. cient.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1028-9933</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1028-99332018000300566</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Nivel de conocimientos clínico-epidemiológicos de la leptospirosis en estudiantes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Level of clinical-epidemiological knowledge of leptospirosis in students]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vera Reyna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Madelaine]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez Fiffe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Niurka]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tudela Nápoles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Esther]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guantánamo]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>97</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>566</fpage>
<lpage>573</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000300566&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000300566&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1028-99332018000300566&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la incidencia de leptospirosis se ha elevado en los últimos años en la provincia de Guantánamo.  Objetivo:  caracterizar el comportamiento del conocimiento sobre las características clínico-epidemiológicas de la leptospirosis en los estudiantes de la carrera de Higiene y Epidemiología de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo.  Método:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal durante el periodo comprendido entre abril de 2016 hasta marzo de 2017. El universo estuvo constituido por 380 estudiantes y se tomó una muestra de 114. Se estudiaron variables, tales como: nivel de conocimientos sobre concepto, vías de transmisión y medidas de prevención de la leptospirosis. Para el desarrollo de este trabajo se utilizaron métodos teóricos, empíricos y matemáticos entre los que se encuentra el histórico-lógico, análisis-síntesis, inductivo-deductivo, sistémico estructural y funcional, análisis de documentos, la encuesta, criterios de especialistas, entre otros.  Resultados: se encontró un predominio de mediano conocimiento en los estudiantes encuestados sobre el concepto de leptospirosis y nivel de conocimiento sobre las vías de transmisión, en cuanto a las medidas de prevención el resultado general fue de bajo conocimientos.  Conclusiones:  se concluyó que los estudiantes del estudio no poseen los conocimientos suficientes acerca de la leptospirosis, por lo que resulta necesaria la pronta realización de acciones para evitar esta problemática.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  the incidence of leptospirosis has increased in the province of Guantanamo in recent years.  Objective: to characterize the behavior of knowledge about the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of leptospirosis in the students of the Hygiene and Epidemiology career of the Faculty of Medical Sciences Guantanamo.  Method:  a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out during from April 2016 to March 2017. The universe consisted of 380 students and a sample of 114 was taken. Variables were studied, such as: level of knowledge about the concept, transmission routes and measures for the prevention of leptospirosis. For the development of this work, theoretical, empirical and mathematical methods were used, including historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, inductive-deductive, structural and functional systemic, document analysis, survey, specialist criteria, among others.  Results:  a predominance of low knowledge was found in the students surveys about the concept of leptospirosis and level of knowledge about the transmission routes, in terms of prevention measures, the general result was low knowledge.  Conclusions:  it was concluded that the students of the study do not have sufficient knowledge about leptospirosis, so it is necessary to carry out emergent actions to avoid this problem.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[leptospirosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedad infecciosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[intervención educativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[leptospirosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[infectious disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[educative intervention]]></kwd>
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