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Introducción: La COVID-19 es una enfermedad que se ha propagado por todo el mundo con comportamiento de pandemia. Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre COVID-19 en los residentes de la especialidad de Higiene y Epidemiología en la provincia Camagüey. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental de intervención educativa para determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre COVID-19 en los residentes de la especialidad de Higiene y Epidemiología, en el período comprendido del 1ro de enero al 31 de marzo de 2021. El universo estuvo constituido por 57 residentes y se tomó una muestra de 42 a través de un muestreo aleatorio simple, a los que se les aplicó un cuestionario el cual constituyó la fuente primaria de obtención de los datos de la investigación. Para la ejecución del estudio en una primera etapa se estableció la comunicación con los estudiantes con el objetivo de lograr la participación de los mismos en dicha investigación. Resultados: Se encontró bajos conocimientos sobre qué es la COVID-19, su sintomatología, modo de transmisión, cómo se diagnóstica y las medidas o formas de prevención. Conclusiones: Se considera efectiva la intervención educativa ya que se elevó el número de residentes de la especialidad que adquirieron los conocimientos sobre el tema investigado.
Introduction: COVID-19 is a disease that has spread rapidly throughout the world with a pandemic behavior. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about COVID-19 in residents of the Hygiene and Epidemiology specialty in Camagüey. Methods: A quasi-experimental study on educational intervention was carried out to determine the level of knowledge about COVID-19 in residents of the Hygiene and Epidemiology specialty, in the period from January 1st to March 31st, 2021. The universe was made up of 57 residents and a sample of 42 was taken through simple random sampling, to whom a questionnaire was applied which was the primary source of obtaining the research data. To carry out the study in a first stage, communication with the students was established with the objective of achieving their participation in above-mentioned research. Results: Low knowledge was found about what COVID-19 is, its symptoms, transmission mode, how it is diagnosed and measures or forms of prevention. Conclusions: The educational intervention is considered effective since the number of residents of the specialty who acquired knowledge about the topic investigated increased.
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In response to the threat posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many universities are encouraging or requiring online instruction. Teaching an epidemiology course online is different in many respects from teaching in person. In this article, we review specific approaches and strategies related to teaching epidemiology online during the pandemic and beyond, including a discussion of options for course format, grading and assessment approaches, pandemic-related contingencies, and the use of technology. Throughout this article we present practical, epidemiology-specific teaching examples. Moreover, we also examine 1) how the lessons learned about the practice of epidemiology during the pandemic can be integrated into the didactic content of epidemiology training programs and 2) whether epidemiologic pedagogy and teaching strategies should change in the long term, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has served to heighten our awareness of concerns related to student health and safety, as well as issues of accessibility, equity, and inclusion. Our goal is to present a practical overview connecting pandemic-era online teaching with thoughts about the future of epidemiologic instruction.