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To assess baseline knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 among hospital healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic.

January 1, 2020Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical MedicineOpen Access

Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City

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GHGiao HuỳnhHo Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University TNThi Ngoc Han Nguyen VTVăn Khanh TrầnHanoi Medical University

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Cross-sectional study reveals generally high COVID-19 knowledge but specific informational gaps among healthcare workers, highlighting the need for targeted educational campaigns.

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To assess baseline knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 among hospital healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey using systematic random sampling among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam between January and February 2020 (N=327).
Collected data via self-administered questionnaires and analyzed responses using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and Spearman's correlation.
Participants demonstrated a mean knowledge score of 8.17 ± 1.3 (range 4–10) and an attitude score of 1.86 ± 0.43 (range 1–5), though specific knowledge was deficient regarding transmission modes (67.0%), isolation protocols (65.8%), and treatment options (58.4%).
Knowledge scores exhibited a weak inverse correlation with attitude scores (Spearman's r = -0.21, P < 0.001), and 91.1% of healthcare workers relied on social media as their primary COVID-19 information channel.

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Huỳnh et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd196a0219ae88a9e52d1f https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.280396

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Cross-sectional study reveals generally high COVID-19 knowledge but specific informational gaps among healthcare workers, highlighting the need for targeted educational campaigns.

Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City

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Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City

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