Evaluating Training Need for Epidemic Control in Three Metropolitans: Implications for COVID-19 Preparedness in Vietnam

Frontiers in Public Health

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Trung Dinh Tran¹  Dat Van Truong²  Cuong Duy Do³  Dung Tri Phung⁴  Son Hong Nghiem⁵  Carl A. Latkin⁶  Bach Xuan Tran⁶  Roger C. M. Ho⁸  Cyrus S. H. Ho⁹  Linh Gia Vu¹⁰  Men Thi Hoang¹²  Diep Ngoc Nguyen¹²  Thuc Thi Minh Vu¹⁴  Khanh Nam Do¹⁴  Huong Thi Le¹⁴  Xuan Thi Thanh Le¹⁴  Toan Thi Thanh Do¹⁴  Thu Ha Nguyen¹⁴  Phong Khanh Thai¹⁵  Giap Van Vu¹⁶  Thanh Tuan Le¹⁷  Tu Huu Nguyen¹⁸ 

[1] 0Faculty of Public Health, Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Da Nang, Vietnam;

[2] 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;

[3] 2National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam;

[4] 3School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia;

[5] 4Centre for Applied Health Economics (CAHE), Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;

[6] 5Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States;

[7] 6Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;

[8] 7Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;

[9] 8Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;

[10] Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;

[11] Department of Internal Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam;

[12] Faculty of Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam;

[13] Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam;

[14] Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam;

[15] Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;

[16] Respiratory Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam;

[17] Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam;

[18] Vietnam Young Physicians' Association, Hanoi, Vietnam;

关键词: COVID-19;    infection;    medical students;    epidemic control;    training need;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.589331

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries worldwide face a critical shortage of human resources in the health sector. Medical students are a potential task force with the capability to support the stretched health sector. This study aims to evaluate their training need for epidemic control in order to employ them effectively. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based survey from December 2019 to February 2020. There were 5,786 observations collected using the snowball sampling technique. Logistic regression was applied to identify factors associated with training participation in epidemic prevention and disaster prevention. Multiple Poisson regression model was constructed to examine factors associated with the number of times they participated in sanitation training and disaster prevention activities in the previous 12 months. Sanitation and health education communication activities had the highest proportion of participants, with 76.5 and 38.4%, followed by examining and treating diseases in the community (13.4%). Those who participated in community activities had a higher number of times to participate in epidemic sanitation training and be involved in disaster prevention. This study informed the need for training programs to prepare medical students for COVID-19 epidemic responses. The training curriculum should include both theoretical approaches and contextual approaches to achieve efficient epidemic control.

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