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<journal-id>0016-3813</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta médica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. Méd. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3813</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Nacional de Medicina de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0016-38132021000100074</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/gmm.20000440</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de los estudiantes de escuelas vocacionales de servicios de salud respecto a COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices of health services vocational schools’ students with regard to COVID-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sirekbasan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Serhat]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oglakci Ilhan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aysegul]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baydemir]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Canan]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Çank&#305;r&#305; Karatekin Escuela Vocacional de Servicios de Salud de Eldivan Departamento de Técnicas de Laboratorio Médico]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Çank&#305;r&#305; ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turquía</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Kocaeli Facultad de Medicina Departamento de Bioestadística e Informática Médica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Kocaeli ]]></addr-line>
<country>Turquía</country>
</aff>
<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>157</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>74</fpage>
<lpage>79</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-38132021000100074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-38132021000100074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-38132021000100074&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La intervención más crítica para controlar la infección por SARS-CoV-2 requiere el conocimiento y la actitud correctos hacia el virus.  Objetivo: Determinar el conocimiento, las actitudes y las prácticas de los estudiantes de una escuela vocacional de servicios de salud respecto a COVID-19.  Métodos: Estudio transversal realizado entre mayo y junio de 2020 en una universidad de la región de Turquía. Los datos se recopilaron mediante un portal de encuestas en línea.  Resultados: Se completaron y devolvieron 454 cuestionarios. Los estudiantes de técnicas de laboratorio médico y primeros auxilios y emergencias tuvieron puntuaciones de conocimiento significativamente más altas (p &lt; 0.001). Más de 43 % de los estudiantes (n = 201) usaron televisores como su principal fuente de información sobre COVID-19. Se manifestó una actitud positiva hacia las aplicaciones, así como evitar lugares concurridos y mantener la higiene de las manos y la distancia social.  Conclusiones: Los estudiantes de la escuela vocacional de servicios de salud tienen buen conocimiento y actitud positiva hacia COVID-19. Las principales fuentes de información fueron la televisión y las redes sociales, por lo que se debe prestar más atención a estos temas en el plan de estudios para utilizar fuentes de información basadas en la ciencia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The most critical intervention to control SARS-CoV-2 infection requires appropriate knowledge and attitude towards the virus.  Objective: To determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of students of a health services’ vocational school with regard to COVID-19.  Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out between May and June 2020 in a university of the Turkish region. Data were collected through an online survey portal.  Results: Four hundred and fifty-four questionnaires were completed and returned. Students of medical laboratory techniques and first aid and emergency medicine had significantly higher knowledge scores (p &lt; 0.001). More than 43 % of the students (n = 201) used the TV as their main source of information on COVID-19. There was a positive attitude towards preventive measures such as avoiding crowded places and maintaining hand hygiene and social distance.  Conclusions: Health services vocational school students have good knowledge and positive attitude towards COVID-19. The main sources of information were the TV and social media. For this reason, more attention should be given to these issues in the curriculum in order for science-based information sources to be used.]]></p></abstract>
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