Objective: To decrible knowledge and practice of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevention and learn some related factors of people aged 40 years and older in Hue city.
Subjecs and Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 420 people who was 40 years old and older in Hue city.
Results: The proportion of study subjects with satisfactory knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was 23.6%; Of the study subjects who did not have adequate knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 76.4%. 18.6% of study subjects had satisfactory practices in preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; The study subjects did not have any practice in preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which was 81.4%. Factors related to knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: occupation, education level. Factors related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease preventive practices: are group, occupation and knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.