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Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and related factors towards covid-19 prevention among patients at university medical center Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Số , năm 2021 (Tập 14, trang 2119-2132)
ISSN: 11791594
ISSN: 11791594
DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S305959
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Từ khóa: adult; age; Article; attitude to health; chronic disease; community living; comorbidity; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional study; demography; educational status; female; general hospital; health service; hospital admission; hospital department; human; infection prevention; Internet; major clinical study; male; middle aged; optimism; questionnaire; tertiary care center; university hospital; urban area; Viet Nam; virus transmission
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Aim: This study measured the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 prevention and examined associated factors among patients at a national tertiary general hospital in Vietnam. Methods: Adult patients admitted to University Medical Center during research period were recruited in a cross-sectional study, which employed a convenience sampling method with a 4-component questionnaire in order to examine the patients’ consciousness towards COVID-19 spreading prevention based on four aspects: demographic characteristics (10 items), knowledge (14 items), attitudes (6 items), and practices (7 items). Results: The study involved 2769 respondents (18–90 years) with the mean age of 38.05 ±13.91 years. About two thirds of the respondents obtained diploma degree or higher (63.4%) and shared their living space with others (64.4%). The majority of patients settled in urban area (74.9%). All participants stayed informed about COVID-19, with the most commonly used channels like television (75.2%), the Internet (72.2%) and phone (69.8%). The vast majority showed sufficient knowledge (93.7%) and positive attitudes (76.3%). Just over half of participants remained good practiced of COVID-19 prevention (57.7%). On average, the factors of younger age, higher educational level, frequency and department of admission, and the number of COVID-19 informative channels were significantly associated with sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices regarding preventive action against COVID-19 spreading. The optimistic attitude and having more undergoing chronic diseases were associated with the likelihood of well-practiced COVID-19 preventive measures (OR 3.63, 95% CI 1.54–8.55, p=0.003 and OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.78–0.98, p=0.02, respectively). Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that the likelihood of good preventive practices in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic was influenced by attitudes and several sociodemographic factors. More drastic interventions for the prevention of COVID-19 should be widely furnished and equipped in hospitals, through various routes to maximize the efficiency and adherence to prevention practices. © 2021 Nguyen et al.