Difficulties encountered by public health workers in COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study based on five provinces.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study is to address the difficulties encountered by public health workers in the early and middle stages of their efforts to combat COVID-19, compare the gaps among different types of institutions, and identify shortcomings in epidemic control.

Methods

Using multi-stage sampling, a survey of public health workers involved in the prevention and control of COVID-19 was conducted from 18 February to 1 March 2020 through a self-administered questionnaire. These public health workers were from the primary health care center (defined as "primary-urban" and "primary-rural" for those in urban and rural areas, respectively) and the center for disease control and prevention (defined as "non-primary") in five provinces including Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jia

SUBMITTER: Du Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8256394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature