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<journal-id>1729-519X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev haban cienc méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1729-519X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1729-519X2021000100010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de estudiantes ingresados durante la pesquisa de COVID-19 en el municipio &#8220;10 de Octubre&#8221;]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of students admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 de Octubre Municipality]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Prieto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Iglesias Sordo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gino]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valera González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vanesa de la Caridad]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanchoyerto López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramiro Fidel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hilda Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;10 de Octubre&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</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=S1729-519X2021000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1729-519X2021000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1729-519X2021000100010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Las labores de pesquisa activa realizadas por estudiantes de Ciencias Médicas, algunos de los cuales constituyeron objeto de aislamiento y cuarentena, se iniciaron en Cuba, con la aparición de la COVID-19.  Objetivo: Describir características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los estudiantes ingresados durante la pesquisa de COVID-19 en 10 de Octubre.  Material y Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico, observacional descriptivo, transversal, entre el 18 de marzo y el 31 de julio de 2020. La muestra se seleccionó por muestreo no probabilístico, quedando 82 estudiantes objeto de ingreso en el periodo y lugar. Se aplicaron medidas de resumen, porcentaje y tasa.  Resultados: Los estudiantes de la carrera de Medicina constituyeron el 70,73 %, el sexo femenino estuvo representado con un 65,85 %. El 61 % de los estudiantes fueron ingresados en el hogar. El policlínico Luis de la Puente Uceda (LPU) constituyó el área de mayor riesgo global con una tasa de 81,71 por 100 mil habitantes. El 67 % estuvo en cuarentena por haber sido contacto indirecto. El 2,43 % de la muestra resultó positivo al SARS-CoV-2.  Conclusiones:  La vigilancia de los contactos indirectos se realizó en ingreso en el hogar y los casos positivos ingresaron en hospitales. La trasmisión fue mínima en zonas de muy alto Riesgo Global y nula entre contactos de los casos positivos. En los confirmados no existió preferencia por algún sexo y no se presentaron complicaciones de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: With the appearance of COVID-19 pandemic, medical students began to carry out active research work in Cuba. However, some of them were subjected to isolation or quarantine.  Objective:  To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the students admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 de Octubre Municipality.  Material and Methods:  An epidemiological, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between March 18 and July 31, 2020. Non-probabilistic sampling was used in the selection of the sample, leaving 82 students admitted in the period and place under investigation. Percentages, rates and summary measures were applied.  Results:  Medical students represented 70.73% of the sample, of whom 65.85% were women. Sixty-seven percent were admitted to home because of indirect contact with infected people. The Luis de la Puente Uceda (LPU) Polyclinic was the area of highest global risk with an incidence rate of 81,71 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Also, 2.43% of the sample was positive for SARS-CoV-2.  Conclusions:  Surveillance of indirect contacts was carried out on admission to home and positive cases were admitted to hospitals. There was minimal transmission in areas of very high global risk. The results of the tests were negative in almost all the students. In those confirmed cases, there was no sex preference and there were no complications of the disease.]]></p></abstract>
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