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Demand for Health Information on COVID-19 among Vietnamese #MMPMID32570819
Le HT; Nguyen DN; Beydoun AS; Le XTT; Nguyen TT; Pham QT; Ta NTK; Nguyen QT; Nguyen AN; Hoang MT; Vu LG; Tran BX; Latkin CA; Ho CSH; Ho RCM
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020[Jun]; 17 (12): ä PMID32570819show ga
Due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, Vietnam introduced its first national partial lockdown on April 1st, 2020. The public relied on online sources, whether through official websites or phone-based applications, to acquire up-to-date health information, provide accurate instructions, and limit misinformation. This study aims to provide insight regarding the current level of awareness of the pandemic, and to identify associated factors in Vietnamese participants to recommend necessary interventions. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based survey during the first week of the lockdown period. There were 341 observations collected using a snowball sampling technique. A Tobit multivariable regression model was used to identify factors associated with the demand for each category of health information. The most requested information was the latest updated news on the epidemic, followed by information about disease symptoms and updated news on the outbreak. The prevalence of diverse socioeconomic, demographic, and ethnic factors in Vietnam requires consideration of the specific health information needs of unique groups. Identifying group-specific demands would be helpful to provide proper information to fulfill each population group's needs.
|*Information Seeking Behavior[MESH]
|*Pandemics[MESH]
|Adult[MESH]
|Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity[MESH]
|COVID-19[MESH]
|Consumer Health Informatics/*statistics & numerical data[MESH]