Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre métodos parasitológicos aplicados en el diagnóstico de enteroparásitos, de los profesionales que laboran en centros públicos y privados de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2021

Abstract

Background: Objective: To identify the knowledge, attitudes and practices on parasitological methods applied in the diagnosis of enteroparasites, by professionals who work in public and private centers in the city of Cuenca. Methodology: The research was of a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional type in professionals who work in public and private centers that maintain an agreement with the Clinical Laboratory career, a survey valued by the Likert scale was applied, the results of which were tabulated with SPSS Statistics 25 and Excel, descriptive statistics were used through frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation, exposing the results in tables and statistical graphs. Results: The knowledge of the professionals is maintained on the "very frequent" scale with a minimum percentage of 76.5%, the attitudes are "positive" being the highest 89.8%, unlike the practices that are maintained on the scale "poor" reaching 69.4% referring to the non-use of complementary techniques for parasitological diagnosis. Conclusions: The professionals present a good level of knowledge, positive attitudes, but a poor level of practice on parasitological techniques. It is necessary to carry out constant evaluations on the parasitological diagnosis.