Prevention and control of COVID-19 by primary health care facilities in China: a field-survey-based qualitative study in three typical cities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) containment, primary health care (PHC) facilities inChina played an important role in providing both healthcare and public care services to community populations. The tasks of COVID-19 containment facilitated by PHC facilities were different among different regions and during different periods of COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to investigate the gaps on task participation, explore existing problems and provide corresponding solutions.

Methods

Semi-structured face-to-face interviews with COVID-19 prevention and control management teams of PHC facilities were conducted. Purposive stratified sampling was used and 32 team members of 22 PHC facilities were selected from Wuhan (as high-risk city), Shanghai (as medium-risk cit

SUBMITTER: Yan YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8960212 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature