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ANALYSIS OF LEISURE TOURISM IN PERU DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2022-06-20) Mauricio, Ingrid; Mejía, Christian R; Salinas, Omar; Solano, Sofia; Vicente-Ramos, Wagner
This study analyzes the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on leisure tourism in Peru, in terms of tourist services such as means of transportation, accommodation, city tours and restaurants. The analysis is based on the application of a survey. The cross-sectional analytical study evaluated 2,443 potential tourists of legal age from the 25 regions of Peru who intended to engage in leisure tourism during the quarantine period. Likewise, potential tourists who intended to make a trip culminating the quarantine (in the remaining time of the year 2020) were evaluated. Based on the study of people who were going to carry out local leisure tourism until the end of 2020, the estimated losses in tour-ist services amounted to approximately $203 dollars millions (based on a budget less than or equal to $83.00, the amount that most respondents were willing to pay for tourist services). An increase in the demand for domestic leisure tourism is expected associated with the reduction in prices of each tourist service in order to reactivate this sector economically.
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Conocimientos sobre COVID-19 que tiene la población económicamente activa del Perú: estudio de validación (KNOW-PER-COV)
(Accion Medica S.A., 2022-12-12) Mejía, Christian R; Barreda-Catacora, Sebastián Orlando; Chavez, Jafet J; Sarapura, Carolina; Armada, Jose; Carranza-Esteban, Renzo Felipe; Óscar Mamani-Benito
“Introducción: El COVID-19 sigue siendo un problema sanitario a nivel mundial, pues es un virus que continúa evolucionando y la vacunación sigue presentando obstáculos. Es menester evaluar los conocimientos sobre COVID-19 de la población laboral, pues estos permiten respaldar una toma de decisiones en favor de la prevención. Objetivo: Validar una escala que mida conocimientos sobre COVID-19 que tiene la población laboral del Perú. Material y Métodos: Se confeccionó una escala de 10 preguntas, se las sometió a un juicio de expertos, se evaluó en un piloto y se hizo una encuesta a 663 trabajadores. Resultados: La V de Aiken fue mayor de 0,7 en todos los ítems. Se obtuvo un total de 9 ítems. Se evidenció que el ítem 3 fue el más difícil (ID = 63%). El alfa de Cronbach fue de 0,701 (0.65-0.74). Conclusiones: Se validó un instrumento, que puede medir efectivamente los conocimientos sobre COVID-19 de los trabajadores.“
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Factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in the Honduran-Central America population during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01) Espinoza-Turcios, Eleonora; Gonzales-Romero, René Mauricio; Sosa-Mendoza, Carlos; Sierra-Santos, Manuel; Castro-Ramos, Henry Noel; Ivania Zambrano, Lysien; Armada, José; Mejía, Christian R
“Introduction: The mental health of the population has been affected by COVID-19, reporting in many populations higher levels of depressive, anxious and stress symptoms, however, in Honduras there are no studies showing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of the population. Aim: To determine the factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in times of COVID-19 in the Honduran population. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study. Three scales were used, Beck for hopelessness, Hamilton for depression and anxiety, through interviews with the population attending different levels of health care throughout the country. Descriptive and analytical statistics were obtained. For hopelessness, the Beck Hopelessness Scale was used; for depression and anxiety, the Hamilton Scale was used. Results: Of the 8,125 participants, the population in general showed results of hopelessness 14.9%, depression 12.9% and anxiety 1.2%, there was less hopelessness among women (p = 0.004), university students (p < 0.001), but greater among those who had a family member deceased by COVID-19 (p < 0.001), among those who had diabetes mellitus (DM) (p < 0.001), history of mental illness (p < 0.001) or had consumed drugs in the last 6 months (p < 0.001). There was more depression among those with arterial hypertension (p = 0.002), obesity (p = 0.019), DM (p = 0.004), history of mental illness (p < 0.001) or had consumed drugs in the last 6 months (p < 0.001). There was more anxiety among those infected with COVID-19 (p = 0.023), according to having a family member deceased by COVID-19 (p = 0.045) and in those with a history of mental illness (p < 0.001). Discussion: The Honduran population presented important differences in the socio-pathological, according to the loss of family members or having previous illnesses, this according to the presentation of problems in the mental sphere. Conclusion: We found factors associated with hopelessness, we found factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in times of COVID-19 in the Honduran population“
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Factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in the Honduran-Central America population during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01) Espinoza-Turcios, Eleonora; Gonzales-Romero, René Mauricio; Sosa-Mendoza, Carlos; Sierra-Santos, Manuel; Castro-Ramos, Henry Noel; Ivania Zambrano, Lysien; Armada, José; Mejía, Christian R
“Introduction: The mental health of the population has been affected by COVID-19, reporting in many populations higher levels of depressive, anxious and stress symptoms, however, in Honduras there are no studies showing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of the population. Aim: To determine the factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in times of COVID-19 in the Honduran population. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study. Three scales were used, Beck for hopelessness, Hamilton for depression and anxiety, through interviews with the population attending different levels of health care throughout the country. Descriptive and analytical statistics were obtained. For hopelessness, the Beck Hopelessness Scale was used; for depression and anxiety, the Hamilton Scale was used. Results: Of the 8,125 participants, the population in general showed results of hopelessness 14.9%, depression 12.9% and anxiety 1.2%, there was less hopelessness among women (p = 0.004), university students (p < 0.001), but greater among those who had a family member deceased by COVID-19 (p < 0.001), among those who had diabetes mellitus (DM) (p < 0.001), history of mental illness (p < 0.001) or had consumed drugs in the last 6 months (p < 0.001). There was more depression among those with arterial hypertension (p = 0.002), obesity (p = 0.019), DM (p = 0.004), history of mental illness (p < 0.001) or had consumed drugs in the last 6 months (p < 0.001). There was more anxiety among those infected with COVID-19 (p = 0.023), according to having a family member deceased by COVID-19 (p = 0.045) and in those with a history of mental illness (p < 0.001). Discussion: The Honduran population presented important differences in the socio-pathological, according to the loss of family members or having previous illnesses, this according to the presentation of problems in the mental sphere. Conclusion: We found factors associated with hopelessness, we found factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in times of COVID-19 in the Honduran population“
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Factors associated with the perception of inadequate sanitary control in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-25) Mejía, Christian R; Liendo, Lia; García-Gamboa, Fernanda; Rodríguez , Miguel Antonio; Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.
“Introduction: Sanitary control mechanisms differ greatly from country to country. Therefore, it is important to know citizens' perception of different realities. We aimed to determine the factors associated with the perception of inadequate sanitary control in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. We asked about six perceptions in regard to different situations experienced by inhabitants of 12 Latin American countries during the pandemic. Frequencies according to country were described and associations vs. other important variables were obtained. Results: Out of 8,489 participants, 68% stated that there were moments of collective hysteria. Honduras was the country that most perceived inadequate control mechanisms established by the government. Multivariate analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences among many of the countries according to the six evaluated items. The higher the level of education, the greater the perception of poor control in five of the aspects. Additionally, men had a lower perception of inadequate control. The older the age, the lower the perception of inadequate control regarding whether there was collective hysteria and shortages of basic essentials. Those with COVID-19 had a lower perception of medicine shortages. Conclusion: The population of multiple realities in Latin America have perceived a bad management of the pandemic. Citizens' perception is an important indicator of the performance of each government during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study may provide valuable information on the relationship between the effectiveness of government sanitary control and people's mental health, which ultimately helps to create objective prevention programs against post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, fear of contagion, and collective hysteria. In addition, governments could use this information to design effective mitigation plans for future unavoidable pandemic events based on the six criteria discussed here.“