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SURVERING DIFFERENCE OF KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES TOWARDS HAND WASHING AND MASK WEARING TO PREVENT COVID‐19 AMONG ELDERLY AND NON-ELDERLY PATIENTS IN THONG NHAT HOSPITAL AT HO CHI MINH CITY
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Background: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 plays a very important role during the pandemic, especially in the elderly. However, the knowledge and practice of hand washing and mask wearing to prevent COVID-19 among the elderly have not been clearly studied. Objectives: Survey difference of knowledge, practices towards hand washing and mask wearing to prevent COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019) among elderly and non-elderly patients in Thong Nhat hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among patients who come to outpatient care at Thong Nhat Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City from May 2020 to July 2020. Researchers interviewed patients directly using prepared questionnaires.Results: A total of 1555 patients, 69.6% elderly patients and 30.4% younger patients. 79.9%-99.4% of patients in the both group frequently wash their hands. The rates of patients washing their hands with hand sanitizer or soap in the elderly and non-elderly groups were 82.4% and 85.2%, respectively (p=0.496). Nearly all of the patients in both groups wore masks when going out in the last month (98.1% versus 98.7%, p=0.360). Knowledge on how to wash hands and wear masks from the internet was lower in elderly patients than in non-elderly patients (17.5% versus 39.7%, p<0.001). Conclusions: Most patients
had the knowledge and good practice of washing their hands regularly and wearing a mask when going out. However, knowledge and practice in elderly patients was not as good as in non-elderly patients.
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COVID-19, knowledge, practice, elderly
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