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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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam |
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Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam |
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Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam |
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Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam |
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Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam |
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feasibility of intersectoral collaboration in epidemic preparedness and response at grassroots levels in the threat of covid-19 pandemic in vietnam |
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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. |
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COVID-19 intersectoral collaboration epidemic preparedness grassroots level Vietnam |
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