KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE REGARDING COVID-19 PREVENTION AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN CHO RAY HOSPITAL AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN 2020

Thị Quân Phạm 1,, Ngọc Anh Nguyễn1, Thị Thanh Xuân Lê1, Thị Kim Nhung Tạ 1, Thanh Thảo Nguyễn1, Quốc Doanh Nguyễn1, Thị Mai Hương Phan 1, Thị Quỳnh Nguyễn1, Ngọc Anh Đàm1
1 Hanoi medical university

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Health workers with good knowledge and practice on COVID-19 prevention and control is significant contribution to controlling the spread of COVID-19. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and correct practice of healthcare workers in Vietnam about COVID-19 prevention and some associated factors in 2020. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 199 health workers who directly participated in COVID-19 prevention and control at Cho Ray Hospital. The study showed that the proportion of healthcare workers with adequate knowledge and good practice were 98% and 94,5%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between related factors such as age group, living alone status, epidemic prevention and control duty, training content, information sources about COVID-19 and knowledge of COVID-19 prevention of healthcare workers at Cho Ray hospital.

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