Open AccessPerceptions Among Medical Staff in Community Health Centres of Coping Capacity Regarding Infectious Disease Epidemics: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai, China
Author(s) -
Yan Yang,
Ning Chen,
Mingwang Cheng,
Chen Chen,
Huining Zhou,
Zhaoxin Wang,
Wenya Yu,
Jianwei Shi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s295310
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , coping (psychology) , stratified sampling , china , family medicine , multivariate analysis , disease , environmental health , community health , public health , nursing , psychiatry , pathology , political science , law
With the increasing risk of infectious disease outbreaks around the world, the role of community health centres (CHCs) in the prevention and control of epidemics has become increasingly prominent. This study aimed to examine the capacities, vulnerabilities, and obstacles related to coping with infectious disease epidemics in Chinese CHCs.