Knowledge and Self-Protective Practices Against COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Vietnam

Frontiers in Public Health

Giang Thu Vu¹  Carl A. Latkin²  Cyrus S. H. Ho⁴  Roger C. M. Ho⁵  Nguyen Thao Thi Nguyen⁶  Men Thi Hoang⁷  Hai Quang Pham⁷  Thuc Minh Thi Vu⁹  David Koh^1,11  Danny Wong^1,12  Anh Ngoc Nguyen^1,13  Thao Thanh Nguyen^1,13  Quan Van Duong^1,13  Huong Thi Le^1,13  Quan Thi Pham^1,13  Quynh Thi Nguyen^1,13  Nhung Thi Kim Ta^1,13  Xuan Thi Thanh Le^1,13  Anh Mai Luong^1,14 

[1] 0Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;1Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States;2Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;3Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore;4Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;Duke School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States;Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam;Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam;Institute of Health Economics and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam;Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB), Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei;SSH School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States;School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam;Vietnam Health Environment Management Agency, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam;

关键词: COVID-19;    knowledge;    practice;    national lockdown;    Vietnam;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.658107

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: In middle-income countries such as Vietnam, where healthcare resources are already constrained, protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) is essential for ensuring the sustainability of COVID-19 response in Vietnam. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of the COVID-19 among the HCWs in Vietnam to identify the ways of disseminating information to maximize the safety of these essential workers.Methods: An online cross-sectional study, using respondent-driven sampling, was conducted in Vietnam with 742 participants within 2 weeks. The validity of the questionnaire was examined by exploratory factor analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the level of knowledge and practices among the HCWs to prevent the COVID-19. Inferential statistics and regression modeling were used to identify the associated factors with results.Results: Vietnamese HCWs had a high level of knowledge with more than 75% of the participants demonstrating awareness of all the modes of transmission aside from air. The mean knowledge score was 3.7 ± 0.8 (range 1–5). Nearly all the participants relied on the Ministry of Health (98.3%) and the internet (95.5%) for information regarding the COVID-19. The participants endorsed a moderately high level of self-protective practices with mean scores of 4.2 and 3.6 (band score 1–5) for the precautionary and psychological measures, respectively. Nurses were more likely to practice the precautionary measures than doctors and the HCWs at the central level were more likely to practice the psychological measures than those at the district level.Conclusion: Future education initiatives should consolidate the latest literature in an accessible format, focusing initially on the gaps of knowledge regarding aerosol transmission. These initiatives should primarily focus on the doctors, especially those in emergency and intensive care departments.

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