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

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 h...

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Autores principales: 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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443712
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103577
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author 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.
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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.
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-72777472020-06-12 Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response 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. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article 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. MDPI 2020-05-20 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7277747/ /pubmed/32443712 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103577 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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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.
Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response
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title_short Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443712
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103577
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