Satisfaction with the door-to-door screening associated with COVID-19 carried out by students of health sciences

• Main Authors: María Elena Mawad-Santos, Yadira Escobar-Pérez, Reynelda Ojeda-Herrera, Norkis Sánchez-Alonso, Yisel Urquiza-Yero
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas 2020-06-01
• Series: Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta
• Subjects: covid-19; coronaviruses; sars-cov-2; mandatory testing; students
• Online Access: http://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/2347

<p><strong>Background</strong>: the satisfaction of the population and the basic health teams with the door-to-door screening associated with COVID-19 can offer an element of quality.</p><p><strong>Objective</strong>: to assess the level of satisfaction of the population and the basic health teams with the door-to-door screening associated with COVID-19 carried out by students of the University of Medical Sciences of Las Tunas, from April 18 to May 18, 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the aforementioned institution and during the period herein declared. Out of a universe of 111,050 screened houses, 25,772 were randomly selected (represented by a family member for the survey). The following variables were studied: houses to be screened and screened per day, satisfaction of the population and of the basic health teams.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: Jobabo with 71,3 % of the total houses of the municipality and the Guillermo Tejas Silva health district with 89,9 % of the total houses of the district obtained the highest averages of daily screenings. The health districts with the highest average of visits to the same house in the period were Manuel “Piti” Fajardo Rivero (22,2), Rafael Izquierdo Ramírez (22) and Gustavo Aldereguía Lima (21,3). Those polled assured that the students asked about: presence of clinical manifestations (97,8 %), arrival of travelers (97,4 %), relatives in isolation (96,4 %) and explanation of protection measures (94,9 %). 97.9 % of the basic health teams and 95.8 % of the population reported good satisfaction with the door-to-door screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusions</strong>: there was good satisfaction with the door-to-door screening carried out by the students.</p>