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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tran, Bach Xuan
• Dang, Anh Kim
• Thai, Phong Khanh
• Le, Huong Thi
• Le, Xuan Thanh Thi
• Do, Toan Thanh Thi
• Nguyen, Tu Huu
• Pham, Hai Quang
• Phan, Hai Thanh
• Vu, Giang Thu
• Phung, Dung Tri
• Nghiem, Son Hong
• Nguyen, Thu Ha
• Tran, Trung Dinh
• Do, Khanh Nam
• Truong, Dat Van
• Vu, Giap Van
• Latkin, Carl A
• Ho, Roger C M
• Ho, Cyrus S H

Titel

Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response

Ist Teil von

• International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020-05, Vol.17 (10), p.3577

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Health personnel and community workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 emergency response and need to be equipped with adequate knowledge related to epidemics for an effective response. This study aimed to identify the coverage of COVID-19 health information via different sources accessed by health workers and community workers in Vietnam. A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey was carried out from January to February 2020 in Vietnam. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used for recruiting participants. We utilized the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to examine the construct validity of the questionnaire. A higher percentage of participants knew about "Clinical and pathogen characteristics of COVID-19", compared to "Regulations and policies related to COVID-19". The percentage of participants accessing the information on "Guidelines and policies on prevention and control of COVID-19" was the lowest, especially among medical students. "Mass media and peer-educators" channels had a higher score of accessing COVID-19 information, compared to "Organizations/ agencies/ associations" sources. Participants consumed most of their COVID-19 information via "Internet, online newspapers, social networks". Our findings indicate an urgency to re-design training programs and communication activities for a more effective dissemination of information related to the COVID-19 epidemic or epidemics in general.