Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam

To effectively control the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak in later stages in Vietnam requires addressing the existing gaps in the national health emergency framework, consolidate, and inform its structure, we conducted this study to evaluate the importance and collaborative mechanism b...

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Main Authors: Huong Thi Le, Hue Thi Mai, Hai Quang Pham, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Giang Thu Vu, Dung Tri Phung, Son Hong Nghiem, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.589437/full
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spelling doaj-41a2c113038844269ec778eb8c95b8f52020-11-25T04:09:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-11-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.589437589437Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in VietnamHuong Thi Le0Hue Thi Mai1Hai Quang Pham2Hai Quang Pham3Cuong Tat Nguyen4Cuong Tat Nguyen5Giang Thu Vu6Dung Tri Phung7Son Hong Nghiem8Bach Xuan Tran9Bach Xuan Tran10Carl A. Latkin11Cyrus S. H. Ho12Roger C. M. Ho13Roger C. M. Ho14Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, VietnamInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, VietnamInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamFaculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamFaculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, VietnamCenter of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamSchool of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaCentre for Applied Health Economics (CAHE), Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, VietnamBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United StatesBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore0Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeTo effectively control the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak in later stages in Vietnam requires addressing the existing gaps in the national health emergency framework, consolidate, and inform its structure, we conducted this study to evaluate the importance and collaborative mechanism between health and community service workers with intersectional organizations at grassroots levels in Vietnam. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted from 12/2019 to 02/2020 on 581 participants (37 health workers, 473 medical students, and 71 community service workers). The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit participants. We used exploratory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the questionnaire measuring the perceived efficiency of involving community service workers in health care–related activities and Tobit models to examine its associated factors. The results showed the importance of local organizations in epidemic preparedness and response at grassroots levels, with scores ranging from 6.4 to 7.1, in which the Vietnam Youth Federation played the most important role (mean = 7.1, SD = 2.2). Of note, community service workers were viewed as performing well in health communication and education at agencies, schools, and other localities. Medical students perceived higher efficiency of involving community service workers in health care–related activities at grassroots levels as compared to health workers. We encourage the government to promote intersectoral collaboration in epidemic preparedness and response, giving attention to scale up throughout training as well as interdistrict and interprovincial governance mechanisms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.589437/fullCOVID-19intersectoral collaborationepidemic preparednessgrassroots levelVietnam
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author Huong Thi Le
Hue Thi Mai
Hai Quang Pham
Hai Quang Pham
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Thu Vu
Dung Tri Phung
Son Hong Nghiem
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
spellingShingle Huong Thi Le
Hue Thi Mai
Hai Quang Pham
Hai Quang Pham
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Thu Vu
Dung Tri Phung
Son Hong Nghiem
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
Frontiers in Public Health
COVID-19
intersectoral collaboration
epidemic preparedness
grassroots level
Vietnam
author_facet Huong Thi Le
Hue Thi Mai
Hai Quang Pham
Hai Quang Pham
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Thu Vu
Dung Tri Phung
Son Hong Nghiem
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
author_sort Huong Thi Le
title Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
title_short Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
title_full Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
title_fullStr Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
title_sort feasibility of intersectoral collaboration in epidemic preparedness and response at grassroots levels in the threat of covid-19 pandemic in vietnam
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Public Health
issn 2296-2565
publishDate 2020-11-01
description To effectively control the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak in later stages in Vietnam requires addressing the existing gaps in the national health emergency framework, consolidate, and inform its structure, we conducted this study to evaluate the importance and collaborative mechanism between health and community service workers with intersectional organizations at grassroots levels in Vietnam. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted from 12/2019 to 02/2020 on 581 participants (37 health workers, 473 medical students, and 71 community service workers). The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit participants. We used exploratory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the questionnaire measuring the perceived efficiency of involving community service workers in health care–related activities and Tobit models to examine its associated factors. The results showed the importance of local organizations in epidemic preparedness and response at grassroots levels, with scores ranging from 6.4 to 7.1, in which the Vietnam Youth Federation played the most important role (mean = 7.1, SD = 2.2). Of note, community service workers were viewed as performing well in health communication and education at agencies, schools, and other localities. Medical students perceived higher efficiency of involving community service workers in health care–related activities at grassroots levels as compared to health workers. We encourage the government to promote intersectoral collaboration in epidemic preparedness and response, giving attention to scale up throughout training as well as interdistrict and interprovincial governance mechanisms.
topic COVID-19
intersectoral collaboration
epidemic preparedness
grassroots level
Vietnam
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.589437/full
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