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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2023000601240</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Discriminación percibida por pacientes en seguimiento por COVID-19. Tajamar Regalado, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Discrimination perceived by patients being monitored for COVID-19. Tajamar Regalado, Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Narváez Jaramillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Melba Esperanza]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pantoja Narváez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cinthya Lizeth]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morillo Cano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio Rodrigo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guerrón Enríquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sara Ximena]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1240</fpage>
<lpage>1246</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000601240&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000601240&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2023000601240&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento  la COVID-19 tuvo repercusión en el estado biopsicosocial de la población. Entre las actitudes y comportamientos, la discriminación se manifestó como una de las respuestas a diferentes niveles de interrelación personal y social.  Objetivo  describir la discriminación percibida por pacientes en seguimiento por COVID-19.  Métodos  estudio descriptivo y transversal, realizado en el periodo septiembre de 2021 a febrero de 2022, con todos los pacientes con seguimiento por COVID-19 (N=89) residentes en el barrio de Tajamar Regalado (Tulcán, Ecuador). Mediante la encuesta se obtuvo información sobre las variables: tipo de institución donde recibió seguimiento médico, percepción de discriminación, apoyo social y apoyo comunitario.  Resultados  el 60,67 % de los pacientes refirió que casi siempre lamentaba haberse contagiado de COVID-19; el 59,55 %, que siempre sintió ser discriminado por haber padecido la enfermedad; el 40,45 %, que casi siempre consideró importante utilizar medidas de protección para evitar más contagios en su comunidad; el 48,31 % planteó que casi siempre recibió consejería por el personal de salud; y el 59,55 % consideró que su salud mental se vio afectada. Casi la mitad de los pacientes expresó haber recibido un apoyo social muy malo, y el 51,68 % un apoyo social malo parte de las autoridades en particular.  Conclusiones  durante la pandemia de COVID-19 existió un rechazo social a los pacientes contagiados, el cual provocó afectaciones en la salud mental de estos. Se evidenció una falta de apoyo por parte de la comunidad y las autoridades; y una escasa consejería por el personal de salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Foundation  COVID-19 had an impact on the population&#8217; biopsychosocial state. Among attitudes and behaviors, discrimination manifested itself as one of the responses to different levels of personal and social interrelation.  Objective  to describe the discrimination perceived by patients being monitored for COVID-19.  Methods  descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out from September 2021 to February 2022, in all patients monitored for COVID-19 (N=89) who live in Tajamar Regalado neighborhood (Tulcán, Ecuador). Through the survey, information was obtained on the variables: type of institution where they received medical follow-up, perception of discrimination, social support and community support.  Results  60.67% of patients reported that they almost always regretted having been infected with COVID-19; 59.55%, who always felt they were discriminated against for having suffered from the disease; 40.45%, who almost always considered it important to use protective measures to avoid further infections in their community; 48.31% stated that they almost always received counseling from health personnel; and 59.55% considered that their mental health was affected. Almost half of the patients expressed having received very bad social support, and 51.68% received bad social support from the authorities in particular.  Conclusions  during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was social rejection of infected patients, which caused effects on their mental health. A lack of support from the community and authorities was evident; and little counseling by health personnel.]]></p></abstract>
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