Evaluation of the level of knowledge about coxsackievirus infection in parents of preschoolers in an educational unit

Authors

  • Alexandra Patricia Abata Erazo
  • Zuly Rivel Nazate Chuga
  • Erika Marcela León Revelo

Keywords:

Coxsackievirus, hand/foot/mouth disease, papulovesicular rash, level of consciousness, signs and symptoms of illness

Abstract

Background: Foot/hand/mouth disease is highly contagious and predominantly affects children under 5 years of age.
Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge about coxsackievirus infection in parents of preschoolers of the "Cristo Rey" Educational Unit, in Ecuador.
Methods:
This was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, and prospective study. A survey was used to 76 preschool parents of the "Cristo Rey" Educational Unit, in Tulcán, Ecuador.
Results:
54% of the parents did not know the symptoms of the disease; nor the way of its transmission; 38% mentioned that the most frequent symptom was fever; and stomach upset was the least recognized (7%); 16% referred that their children have been diagnosed with this pathology in the last month; 53% mentioned that they do not know about the disinfection of toys shared by their children in the educational center; 45% exposed not having participated in programs aimed at hygiene care in infants; 26% stated that they did not know if there have been recent cases of the disease in the school; and 83% did not know what the preventive measures are in case their children present signs and symptoms that this disease.
Conclusions:
It is necessary that students, teachers, and parents know the ways of transmission and have the knowledge and tools to identify the signs and symptoms of this disease and thus make timely interventions and reduce the incidence of possible cases.

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Published

2023-07-02

How to Cite

1.
Abata Erazo AP, Nazate Chuga ZR, León Revelo EM. Evaluation of the level of knowledge about coxsackievirus infection in parents of preschoolers in an educational unit. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 2 [cited 2025 Aug. 1];42(2). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/2892