Abstract
The survey about the behavior and attitude of an academy community was carried out to know their preventive measures and response caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the period between March 26 and May 31, 2020, data from “Survey on the Follow-up of the Community of the Medical Faculty” were collected using Lime Survey version 4.2.5 in the CIPPS Survey Service. The use of mouth and face mask in the respondents barely exceeded 70%. 10% of the respondents have chronic diseases such as hypertension and obesity. 95% reported constant hygienic measure of hand-wash with soap and water, while more than 94% have respected physical-space distance. 20% of the survey population showed respiratory symptoms, which fell to 5% in the last 9 weeks. The most frequently reported symptoms were headache, cough, odynophagia, rhinorrhea, asthenia, anosmia and symptoms associated with respiratory tract. Less than 1% required medical attention, using non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. The analysis of the academic community survey depicts the importance of community discipline and the interest in collective health. The dissemination of useful information to prevent infections such as the use of mouth and face masks, physical-space distance and direct medical orientation guidance should continue to be strengthened.
Highlights
Airway infections are the cause of more than 4 million deaths a year and approximately 40% of them are produced by viral infections Troeger [1]
The objective of the present work was to evaluate the behavior and attitude of the students and staffs of the Faculty of Medicine (FacMed), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in the implementation of preventive measures, as well as adhesion and response to them, in effort to decrease the fast spread of the disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-Cov-2
For the first three recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) such as constant hand-wash with water and soap, quarantine keeping and the use of mouth mask, the answered of the respondents were complete obeisance to the recommendation. (Table 4) describes the rest of the sanitary measures that the community implemented to avoid the spread of COVID-19
Summary
Airway infections are the cause of more than 4 million deaths a year and approximately 40% of them are produced by viral infections Troeger [1]. Acute respiratory diseases produced by viruses have a great impact and importance for global public health. The outbreak, which started in China spread to 30 countries and was successfully suppressed, thanks to timely detection measures and isolation of cases WHO [3]. From this moment on, the possible future transmissions of the virus were announced. On January 7, the pathogen was identified as a new coronavirus and by January 30, the WHO declared the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-Cov-2) a health emergency of global concern. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus with a high contagion rate that has collapsed several health systems in the world. The alarming speed of the contagion, aided by facilities in global travel, took the virus to virtually all the continents of the world, in such a way that by June
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