Conhecimento da população sobre a transmissão ocular da COVID-19 em uma UBS do Paraná.

Abstract

Introduction: The lacrimal pathways are a set of ocular structures responsible for the projection of tears, it was developed that relate this nasolacrimal system with the contagion by SARS Cov-2, the virus has already affected almost 34,516,739 people in Brazil with more than 684,800 deaths in the country. With these data, it is necessary to carry out research related to the mode of this virus, determining the prophylaxis for this general disease, as well as awareness of the disease, given the high rate of transmission in the population and since there is still no specific treatment. Objective: The study seeks the profile and knowledge of the population that attend the basic health unit Bela Vista I (Paiçandu-PR) about the contagion of COVID-19 through the ocular mucosa, seeking to identify the main doubts and knowledge of the population about the disease. required theme. Methodology: A previously prepared report will be used as a form of eye protection, in order to discover the perception of the participants of the virus-2, in addition to the frequency of behavior of habits that are related to the contagion of the virus. The application of the various was stipulated by the volunteer relying on the participant. After the data collection process, the compilation and analysis of the data obtained was tabulated, through descriptive tables with the aid of Microsoft Excel software, with the objective of analyzing the perception of the population in relation to the ocular contagion and the conduct taken in the making of COVID-19. Results: In view of this, it is hoped, with this research, that there will be an increase in the knowledge of the target audience about the way in which the virus is transmitted through the eyes, since this population is vulnerable.