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Date Published: 15/04/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i58.704
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No. 58 (2023): HỘI NGHỊ KHOA HỌC QUỐC TẾ MỞ RỘNG LẦN THỨ II NĂM 2023
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Luu, T. T., Tran, T. H. O., & Do, T. H. T. (2023). HEALTHCARE STUDENTS’ VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 58, 145-151. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i58.704

HEALTHCARE STUDENTS’ VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Thi Thuy Luu1,, Thi Hoang Oanh Tran1, Thi Hoai Thanh Do1
1 Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy

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Abstract

  Background: Healthcare students had significantly contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, volunteering experiences of students have not been thoroughly investigated in Vietnam. Objectives: To explore healthcare students’ experiences to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and method: In-depth interviews were conducted on 23 students of a public university of medicine and pharmacy in Da Nang who had volunteered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were analyzed using a content analysis method. Results: Students gained many benefits from participating in volunteering activities. The most mentioned benefits included increasing professional understanding, improving communication and teamwork skills, increasing self-confidence, meeting many people, and having more empathy with people. However, the participants expressed disadvantages facing during volunteering time, mainly non-cooperative behaviors of people. Other difficulties included poor living and working conditions, fear of infection, misunderstandings and ineffective collaboration with the local authority, and discriminatory behaviors of local people. Conclusion: Support from the university and local authority is needed to help students contribute most effectively to volunteering.

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COVID-19, Volunteering, Healthcare student, Experience

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