Efectos secundarios percibidos por la población de la vacunación contra la covid-19

Abstract

It was conducted descriptive quantitative research with a cross-sectional design with a non probabilistic sampling in which 60 people from San Francisco de Mariscal neighborhood participated from April to June 2022. A questionnaire that addresses the perception of people against COVID-19, preferences against inoculation, side effects of vaccines and the consent was applied prior the participation of each participant. In this context, perception is a mechanism to survive and receive information generating an idea and knowledge about something or someone, among the results it was shown that the majority of the surveyed population were women, so most of the population was immunized regardless the brand of vaccine and did so to avoid the contagion of covid-19 and not die, returning to a normal life without protocols. It was also indicated that students and self-employed individuals (people who earn income on their own) have greater knowledge about immunization due to the number of educational and informational resources about the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, the side effects perceived by the majority of the population were mild, with edema, erythema, and pruritus standing out. It was concluded that the perception of the population was favorable to the side effects because they are less worrisome than having COVID-19 disease.