HÀNH VI SỬ DỤNG KHẨU TRANG Y TẾ Ở NHÂN VIÊN Y TẾ TRONG ĐẠI DỊCH COVID-19 VÀ CÁC YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN TRONG LÀN SÓNG DỊCH THỨ 2 TẠI THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH, VIỆT NAM

Abstract

A cross-sectional study to describe the use of face masks by medical staff during the second wave of epidemics at frontline hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) from June to October 2020 with a self-completed questionnaire. The results recorded that 204 health workers participated in the survey and the total rate was 99% of health workers using medical masks, and all health workers believed that using medical masks could help prevent COVID-19 infection. A few health workers have a subjective mentality about the risk of COVID-19 disease, although the percent of worrying about the consequences if infected is still high. The results also show that the leading cause of the barrier to wearing a mask is feeling short of breath and having itching and skin irritation when wearing a mask (accounting for about two-thirds). In addition, factors such as crowd psychology and hospital rules about wearing masks will help increase the awareness of mask-wearing compliance in hospitals.