WORKING CONDITIONS AND SATISFACTION OF HEALTH WORKER DIRECTLY PARTICIPATING IN COVID-19 PREVENTION

Minh Giang Lê, Nam Khánh Đỗ

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Objective: The study aims to describe the working conditions and satisfaction of healthcare workers at provincial, district and commune levels when participating in COVID-19 pandemic prevention in 2021. Research design: cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: research on 785 health workers at all provincial, district and commune levels showed that only 36.6% were men, the proportion of women accounted for 63.4%. Most of the health workers participating in the study had worked in the medical industry for more than 5 years (84.2%). The percentage of health workers at all three provincial, district and commune levels receiving personal protective equipment as well as receiving logistical support was high - ranging from about 79.2 - 97.3%. Particularly, the percentage of health workers at 3 levels who are provided with supplements, vitamins (53.5%) and transportation (38,5%) was lower than the general level. During the process of participating in fighting the pandemic in 2021, there was still a significant proportion of provincial health workers who have to reuse N95 masks, medical masks, protective gowns and medical gloves (3.8 - 9 .3%). In particular, the rate of health workers at 3 levels having to reuse face shields was up to 25.6%. The percentage of health workers at 3 levels who were satisfied with personal protective equipment, training and logistical support in 2021 ranges from 79.2% - 91.4%. While the training before participating in the fight against COVID-19 was evaluated with a high satisfaction rate (74.6%). Only about 44.1% and 47.6% of health workers at the provincial level are satisfied with the financial support during and after the process of participating in fighting the COVID-19 in 2021.

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