Software on waterborne diseases for students with an epidemiological profile in health technologies

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Abstract

Introduction: water-borne diseases are the subject of study, fundamentally from the students of careers with an epidemiological profile.

Objective: to assess the use of the software for the study of water-borne diseases in the Intermediate Technician courses in Surveillance and Anti-Vector Control.

Methods: an explanatory research was carried out at the Faculty of Nursing-Health Technology of Santiago de Cuba, during the 2018-2019 academic year. An intentional sample of 98 students and 11 professors of the Intermediate Technician in Surveillance and Anti-Vector Control and Degree in Hygiene and Epidemiology was selected. The software was developed with the modules: Start, Agenda, Glossary, Exercises, Media Library, Complements and Help. From different indicators it was valued. The established ethical precepts were fulfilled.

Results: 100 % of the teachers gave a rating of very adequate in the following aspects: adequacy of the contents at the level of the users, usefulness in teaching, navigability and bibliographic contribution. It was found that 85,71 % of the students kept their concentration while manipulating the software; 87,71 % maintained acceptable levels of motivation and 58,16 % did not use help.

Conclusions: the assessments issued revealed the high relevance and timeliness of the software designed, as a didactic mediator, for the study of waterborne diseases in the Surveillance and Anti-Vector Control Technician courses. The research provided evidence on the use of a technological didactic medium for professional training in health technologies.

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Ibis Rodríguez Pérez

Lic. en Química, Profesor Asistente, Departamento de Informática Médica

Manuel de jesús Cala Pérez, Facultad de Enfermería-Tecnología de la salud, Santiago de Cuba

MSc en Educación, profesor Asistente, departamento de Informática Médica

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2021-06-17

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Rodríguez Pérez I, Cala Pérez M de jesús. Software on waterborne diseases for students with an epidemiological profile in health technologies. Mediciego [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];27(1):e1750. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/1750

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Brief communication