THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 EPIDEMIC ON THE WORK AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL IN HANOI

Thị Lý Trần1,, Phương Hoa Nguyễn2, Ngân Giang Phạm2
1 National lung hospital
2 HMU

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Background: COVID-19 is a dangerous new infectious epidamic, the causative agent of which is SARS-CoV-2, it causes acute respiratory infections. The speed of transmission is fast and the impact is on the global. Objectives: Analysis the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on the work among healthcare workers in Hanoi, 2020-2021. Methods: Cross-sectional survey, quantitative research. Results: The study collected information from 675 healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, technicians, public health and others) at 5 District Medical Centers after in Hanoi through questionnaire. The study results showed that, the rate of HCWs who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic on work was 71.6%, of which 29.6% of HCWs found that the workplace does not have enough medical staffs to handle work during the Covid-19 epidemic. 81.3% of HCWs had to do additional work related to COVID-19. 71.1% of HCWs evaluated the workload more than usual.

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