Preparedness and awareness of healthcare workers at Children's Hospital 2 in prevention Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented situation to the medical system not only in Vietnam but also around the world. In this study we investigated the preparation of medical staff in Children’s hospital 2 in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. We used cross - sectional study in February 2020. The result showed that the average preparation score of 550 medical staff was 20.6 ± 3.3 out of 29 points. The criteria of knowledge, practice and attitude of medical staff participate was at a high level. The preparation scores did not differ significantly among all the subjects, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other staff. Medical staff in the departments receiving COVID-19 patients had higher preparation scores than the other group. Participating medical staff with no previous
anti - epidemic experience, or working time of ≤ 5 years, had significantly lower preparation scores than medical staff who had participated in anti - epidemic or have more than 5 year working experiences. Maintaining a good level of readiness of all hospital staff is extremely important to against future outbreaks.