Attitudes and healthy practices in an ethnic community on the prevention of tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Authors

  • Lucero Aisha Huamán Arias Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Jessica Natividad Zevallos Reátegui Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
  • Julia Raquel Meléndez De La Cruz Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/renh.v14i1.5061

Keywords:

Attitude, Public Health Practice, Tuberculosis, Ethnic groups, Community Health Nursing

Abstract

Objective: To determine the attitude and healthy practices of a Shipibo-Konibo ethnic community regarding the prevention of tuberculosis. Material and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional research. 96 women from the Shipibo-Konibo community participated, who live in Lima and whose children study in a bilingual intercultural school. To assess healthy attitudes and practices, an instrument consisting of 29 questions was developed, of which 9 are sociodemographic, 10 measure attitude, and 10 determine tuberculosis prevention practices. The instrument obtained validity by binomial test (p ≤ 0.01) and reliability by Kuder-Richardson (> 0.7). A descriptive analysis was made. Results: The participants were characterized because they were cohabitants in 76.04% and single mothers in 18.8%. 21.9% had 3 children; 77.09% had secondary education; 47.92% reported having a monthly income of less than 900 soles; 80.21% do not have access to water and drainage. In general, the ethnic community presented a favorable global attitude in 55.21% about the prevention of tuberculosis; and regarding the preventive practices of tuberculosis, they showed to be unhealthy in 64.58%. Conclusions: It was observed, globally, a predominance of
unhealthy practices and a favorable attitude for the prevention of tuberculosis.

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Published

2023-11-23

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Huamán Arias LA, Zevallos Reátegui JN, Meléndez De La Cruz JR. Attitudes and healthy practices in an ethnic community on the prevention of tuberculosis in Lima, Peru. Rev enferm Herediana. [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 23 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];14(1):13-21. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RENH/article/view/5061

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021): Enero - diciembre

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