Caracterización de aspectos epidemiológicos en la pandemia covid 19 a partir de una plataforma integrada aplicada en el cantón Ambato

Abstract

This is an applied research, based on the compilation of longitudinal and prospective experimental explanatory studies, consisting of the development of an application based on emerging technologies for the characterization of the epidemiological aspects in the COVID-19 Pandemic, caused by the SARS coronavirus. -Cov-2, applied for research purposes in a sample of the population of the Ambato canton with a total of 911 patients. As knowledge, it all started with a report of several infections of atypical pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, China, it soon spread throughout the world, until it reached our country, Ecuador, leaving one of the most devastating havoc in all history. of humanity, which continues to affect and shock the world population with its deadly characteristics and great capacity for mutation, therefore, it was decided to create this type of application so that it can contribute and help in the management of this infectious-contagious disease. Obtaining a diagnostic efficiency through the platform with evidence of a high specificity greater than 95% with a sensitivity of a little more than 56%. The main objective is to evaluate epidemiological aspects in the COVID-19 pandemic in the Ambato canton through an integrated platform based on emerging technologies, specifically, discover some epidemiological aspects of said pandemic, identify the geolocation of the pandemic and analyze the results. of the epidemiological characterization of it, in order to support local actions aimed at control and prevention in the community. The evaluation process allowed obtaining relevant epidemiological data for the characterization of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Ambato canton, consisting of the sample of 911 patients from the aforementioned canton, self-assessed by the platform during the period from October 5, 202 to April 30, 2021.