Abstract

SOLIS RAMIREZ, María Isabel; QUESADA QUESADA, Marylene  and  GUTIERREZ HERNANDEZ, Irisella. Knowledge, attitudes and practices against the dengue fever promoted by Costa Rican media. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2010, vol.19, n.2, pp.88-92. ISSN 1409-1429.

Objective: To determine if the promote journalistic content written mediacollective Costa Rica contribute to strengthen the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population in relation to dengue. Method: The study covered 269 articles which were published over the years 2006, 2007, and 2008 in 12 written media. Result: According to the analysis, knowledge on the dengue fever is reinforced in 66.6% of the stories, while only 33.39% of them promote attitudes and practices to help mitigate the impact of the disease in Costa Rica. Conclusion: This research shows, following a content analysis, that Costa Rican written media highlight information against the dengue fever, reinforcing related topics with knowledge.

Keywords : Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Dengue; Costa Rica.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )