Level of Fear due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Residents of the Los Olivos District of North Lima

Brian Meneses-Claudio; Ann Chaname-Marin; Juan Saberbein-Muñoz; Maria Salinas-Cruz; Teresa Quesada-Aramburu

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023535

Level of Fear due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Residents of the Los Olivos District of North Lima

Brian Meneses-Claudio, Ann Chaname-Marin, Juan Saberbein-Muñoz, Maria Salinas-Cruz, Teresa Quesada-Aramburu

Universidad Científica del Sur

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Introduction: fear is one of the events that compromises the mental health of the person during the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, the research objective is to determine the level of fear due to the COVID-19 pandemic in residents of the district of Los Olivos de Lima Norte. Methods: it is a quantitative and cross-sectional study, with a total population of 118 participants who answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and the scale of fear of COVID-19. Results: in their results we can observe that 38,1 % (45 participants) have high levels of fear, 45,8 % (54 participants) medium level and 16,1 % (19 participants) low levels of fear. Conclusions: in conclusion, necessary actions must be taken to take care of mental health from a comprehensive care in the population.

Translated title of the contribution	Nivel de Miedo por la Pandemia de COVID-19 en Residentes del Distrito de Los Olivos de Lima Norte
Original language	English
Article number	535
Journal	Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023535
State	Published - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

Coronavirus
Fear
Mental Health
Pandemic

UN SDGs

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Level of Fear due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Residents of the Los Olivos District of North Lima

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