Security measure, Treatment Adherence and Compliance, SARS-CoV-2, Students
Abstract
Objective: Establish the main behaviors and characteristics that affected adherence to the measures established to reduce the impact of Covid-19.
Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional analytical observational study, 530 university students from different universities in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area were evaluated through snowball sampling. Sociodemographic variables and the designed and validated adherence questionnaire were evaluated, which includes 13 questions (maximum sum 39 and minimum 0 with response options on a 4-option Likert scale) and 3 questions about face masks. The cut-off point for good adherence was the mean plus one standard deviation (30 points). The research is classified as risk-free according to resolution 008430. The data were analyzed with linear regression in STATA 14.
Results: Among those evaluated, 64.5% were women, 83.3% studied at a private university and the average age was 20.7 with SD 4.0. Compliance with the main effective measures to control the transmission of the SARS-Cov2 virus is evident. However, a small percentage never applied them. Women have greater adherence to the measures. The R2 is observed to be 0.035 and P=0.0008. Where being a woman implies 1.8 points more in adherence score. The average of the adherence questionnaire was 24.96 with SD 5.36 points and there is a negative correlation -0.0489 between age and score.
Conclusions: Being a woman and attending a health school at a private university implies greater adherence to the measures.
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