Perception of dengue and preventive practice in primary school students in Unidocente Bajo Madre de Dios Educational Institutions

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to contribute to knowledge about the perception of dengue and preventive practice in primary school students at the Bajo Madre de Dios single-teacher educational institution. This study was carried out in a town center, Bajo Madre de Dios, Las Piedras district, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios region. the research has a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, cross-sectional relational level, the population and study sample was made up of all 18 students, who were administered a dengue perception questionnaire and the practice of preventive instruments with levels Appropriate values of validity and reliability according to Kuder Richardson Kr20, 0.929 and 0.931 were obtained, respectively. The results indicate the existence of a moderate association between the perception of dengue and preventive practices. ancestral knowledge regarding preventive practices with medicinal plants must be rescued and strengthened.