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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v62i4%20(2021).104
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Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021)
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My, N. H., Nga, P. T., Ai, N. T. ., Huyen, B. T. D., & Dat, P. T. (2021). THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT DIABETES AMONG VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS IN VU THU DISTRICT, THAI BINH PROVINCE IN 2020. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 62(4 (2021). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v62i4 (2021).104

THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT DIABETES AMONG VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS IN VU THU DISTRICT, THAI BINH PROVINCE IN 2020

Nguyen Ha My1, Phan Thu Nga1, Nguyen Thi Ai1, Bui Thi Dieu Huyen1, Pham Tuan Dat1
1 Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Objective: Describe the practice of health communication and education about diabetes among village health workers in Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province in 2020. Subjects: Village Health Worker and Head of Commune Health Station in the communes of Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province. Method: the epidemiological method described through the cross-sectional investigation, combine quantitative research and qualitative research. Results: 69.5% of village health workers had carried out communication and health education for villagers about diabetes in the past year; Over 80% of village health workers had a plan and over 60% cooperate in communicating and educating about diabetes about diabetes; 15/15 opinion of the head of the station said that the communication and education about diabetes in the commune was small, not continuous, mainly indirect communication; 13/15 comments that the biggest difficulty in health communication and education was that the village health workers were still limited in knowledge and skills.

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Village Health Worker, Diabetes, Health Communication and Education; Practice

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