24. The impact of COVID-19 epidemic on mental health of healthcare workers in some provinces in Vietnam, 2021
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on mental health of health workers in some provinces in 2021. Face-to-face interview using structured questionnaire was applied to collect data among 1603 health workers in Hanoi, Thai Binh, Da Nang and Quang Nam provinces. Results showed that most participants exposed to COVID-19 daily (83.5%) and received training for COVID-19 in 2021 (95.8%). 27.3% healthcare wokers suffered from mental health disorder, of which the highest was Da Nang (34.9%), followed by Hanoi (28.9%), Quang Nam (22.6%) and Thai Binh (22.2%). Females, ages group from 40 to 49 and daily exposure to COVID-19 were factors that increase the prevalence of mental health disorders among healthcare workers.
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COVID-19 epidemic, healthcare worker, mental health
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