Publications by authors named "Luisa Fabiola Portugal Escalante"
Social media exposure, risk perception, preventive behaviors and attitudes during the COVID-19 epidemic in La Paz, Bolivia: A cross sectional study.
Diana Reyna Zeballos Rivas Marinalda Lidia Lopez Jaldin Blanca Nina Canaviri Luisa Fabiola Portugal Escalante Angela M C Alanes Fernández
PLoS One
February 2021
Objective: To investigate the association among social media exposure, risk perception, preventive behaviors, and attitudes toward the COVID-19 epidemic in Bolivia.
Methods: We launched an online survey in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, during April and May 2020. The questionnaire examined: Socio-demographic factors, Social media use, Risk Perception, Preventive behaviors, attitudes and the willingness to use a vaccine if it were available in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic.