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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1996-3696</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Inst. Med. Trop.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1996-3696</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1996-36962018000100032</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/imt/201813132-39</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el Virus Mayaro en estudiantes de medicina, 2017]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge, attitudes and practices on medical students in Mayaro virus, 2017]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Benedictis-Serrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ginno Alessandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chirino Caicedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonzo David]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nihon Gakko Dirección de Investigación ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Fernando de la Mora ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>32</fpage>
<lpage>39</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1996-36962018000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1996-36962018000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1996-36962018000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  En América Latina hay varios Arbovirus que afectan a las poblaciones y presentan síntomas similares, como el virus Mayaro, que no ha sido profundamente estudiado en el continente, teniendo una alta capacidad para diseminarse  Objetivo:  determinar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el Mayaro en estudiantes de medicina de Latinoamérica durante los meses de Julio a Agosto de 2017.  Material y métodos:  Se realizó un estudio, observacional descriptivo de corte transversal con muestreo no probabilístico, por conveniencia en estudiantes de medicina.  Resultados:  Fueron incluidos en el estudio 989 estudiantes de medicina, de 18 a 32 años de edad, de los cuales el 58,24% (576) perteneció al sexo masculino, fueron del tercer año 33,47(331), y el 44,08% de los participantes fueron de Venezuela (446). El nivel de conocimiento fue en 71,39%(706) bajo, 24,97% (247) considera que el público tiene el papel más importante en el control del Mayaro, asimismo el 39,23% (388) no utiliza repelentes.  Conclusión:  El nivel de conocimiento general fue bajo, las actitudes indecisa/dudosa y las practicas adecuadas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  In Latin America there are several arboviruses that affect populations and present similar symptoms, such as the Mayaro virus, which has not been studied extensively on the continent, having a high capacity to spread  Objective:  to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices about the Mayaro in medical students from Latin America during the months of July to August 2017.  Material and methods:  A cross-sectional, observational, cross-sectional, non-probabilistic study was conducted for convenience in medical students.  Results:  A total of 989 medical students aged 18-32 years were included in the study, of whom 58.24% (576) were male, were third year 33.47 (331), and 44, 08% of the participants were from Venezuela (446). The level of knowledge was 71.39% (706) low, 24.97% (247) considered that the public has the most important role in the control of Mayaro, and 39.23% (388) do not use repellents.  Conclusion:  The level of general knowledge was low, indecisive / doubtful attitudes and appropriate practices.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estudiantes de Medicina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Infecciones por Arbovirus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice in Health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Medicine students]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Arbovirus Infection]]></kwd>
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