Huong Thi Le
Biographic Data
| ID | 4798586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Huong Thi Le |
| GIVEN NAMES | Huong Thi |
| FAMILY NAME | Le |
| SIGNATURE | LE H T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hanoi Medical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6442-8100 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Roles of Academics in Environmental Struggles Along the Mekong
Academics in the Mekong region play a crucial role in producing research that supports environmental movements, challenges dominant models of development, and informs policy discussions. However, our ability to conduct research on environmental issues is constrained by government restrictions, institutional barriers, and shifting political climates. This article synthesises discussions from a recent collaborative workshop that examined the roles …
Exploring the impact of climate change anxiety and social media information overload on unusual purchase behavior
Climate change has profoundly reshaped consumer behavior, leading to unprecedented shifts in shopping patterns and preferences. This study explores these transformations by analyzing data from 324 participants to uncover key factors influencing consumer decision-making during the crisis. Employing descriptive statistics, PLS-SEM, we examine the interplay between climate change anxiety, information overload, and cyberchondria, and their collective…
Choosing Adventure Tourism Destination
The purpose of this study is to examine the factors and their level of influence on the choice of adventure tourism destinations in Quang Binh, Vietnam. The author has synthesized prominent studies related to adventure tourism, combined with the search for underlying theories to build a research model. SPSS 20 software was used to analyze based on the survey results of 260 tourists including domestic and foreign tourists, to verify the relationsh…
“Having vaccines is good but not enough”
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 09 March 2023Sec. Public Health Policy Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1137401
The Covid-19 endemic in Vietnam
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 13 March 2023Sec. Public Mental Health Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.997635
Crucial choices in a global health crisis
Background: The latent monkeypox outbreak has become the most emergent public health challenge globally. This study was conducted to assess the acceptability, and willingness to take and pay for a hypothetical Monkeypox vaccine among the Vietnamese general public as well as investigate preference for individual vaccine attributes. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted using snowball sampling among 842 respondents in Vietnam in 20…
Differentiating people with schizophrenia from healthy controls in a developing Country
Assessing hemodynamics during VFT by portable fNIRS offers the potential as an adjunct diagnostic tool for schizophrenia in developing countries
Resource mobilization for tetanus vaccination in Vietnam
Introduction: Tetanus vaccine coverage in Vietnam has been declining in recent years due to a rapid population growth rate, shrinking budget, and inefficient resource mobilization strategy. This study examined the uptake, demand, and willingness to pay (WTP) for tetanus vaccines in Vietnamese women of reproductive age as well as determined associated factors and assessed the feasibility of the long-term tetanus vaccine resource mobilization schem…
Perception Toward Exposure Risk of Covid-19 Among Health Workers in Vietnam
Background: Hospital staff are at the frontline for the prevention and control of COVID-19. Understanding their perception of exposure risk is, therefore, important during the early phase of this pandemic. In this study, we evaluated the perception regarding risk of exposure to COVID-19 among Vietnamese hospital staff in Vietnam. Method: A cross-sectional online study was carried out to collect demographic data and risk exposure perception during…
Interdisciplinary Assessment of Hygiene Practices in Multiple Locations
Due to the shared border with China, Vietnam faced risks from the COVID-19 pandemic at the early stages of the outbreak. Good hygiene practices were considered an effective prevention method, but there were only minimal data on the effectiveness of hygiene practices against the pandemic at the community level. Thus, this study aims to assess hygiene practices in society by using a community-based survey. A cross-sectional study using survey monke…
Covid-19 Preparedness and Response
Since the initial phases of the COVID-19 outbreak, international recommendations for disease control have been readily available. However, blind implementation of these recommendations without grassroot-level support could result in public distrust and low adherence. This study evaluated the use of a public health priorities survey to rapidly assess perceptions of local health workers. A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey was conducte…
Knowledge and Self-Protective Practices Against Covid-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Vietnam
Background: In middle-income countries such as Vietnam, where healthcare resources are already constrained, protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) is essential for ensuring the sustainability of COVID-19 response in Vietnam. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of the COVID-19 among the HCWs in Vietnam to identify the ways of disseminating information to maximize the safety of these essential worke…
Gaps in awareness of climate variability and its impacts on society among health professionals and community workers in Vietnam
The study presents a cross-sectional analysis via a web-based survey to assess the awareness and experiences of Vietnamese health professionals and community workers on climate and epidemic changes and their impacts on society. Health professionals, medical students, and community workers were included in the survey. Factor analysis was used to explore the construct validity of measures, and Multivariable Tobit regression models were used to exam…
Psychosocial Impacts of Covid-19 on Healthcare Workers During the Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam in April 2020
Background: The psychosocial impact of COVID-19 is greater among healthcare workers (HCWs) than the general population. This study aims to identify psychosocial problems faced by HCWs in Vietnam during the national partial lockdown between 1 and 22 April 2020 and to identify risk factors associated with psychosocial issues among this population. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the second week of April 2020 during the national lo…
Impact of Covid-19 on Economic Well-Being and Quality of Life of the Vietnamese During the National Social Distancing
Starting from April 1st, 2020, the nationwide partial lockdown in Vietnam has shown the effectiveness in stopping the community transmission of COVID-19, however, it also produced adverse impacts on the economy and inhabitants' life. A cross-sectional study using a web-based approach was conducted in the second week of April 2020 to examine the influence of the national social distancing on the quality of life and economic well-being of Vietnames…
Evaluating Training Need for Epidemic Control in Three Metropolitans
Upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries worldwide face a critical shortage of human resources in the health sector. Medical students are a potential task force with the capability to support the stretched health sector. This study aims to evaluate their training need for epidemic control in order to employ them effectively. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based survey from December 2019 to February 2020. There were…
Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Covid-19-Related National Response Measures of Vietnamese
Introduction: Public perceptions and attitudes toward preventive and control measures are vital to ensure the success of national response strategies in combating COVID-19. This study assessed perceptions and attitudes via the importance of national response measures to COVID-19 among people under the nationwide partial lockdown of Vietnam. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1382 people in Vietnam. Perceptions and attitude…
Anxiety and Depression Among People Under the Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam
This study aimed to evaluate the psychological effects of the partial lockdown on the people in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire regarding attitudes toward COVID-19 along with psychological parameters, including the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was conducted. From a total of 1,382 questionnaires, the respondents reported low prevalence of depression (4.9%), anxie…
Covid-19 Employment Crisis in Vietnam
Huong T. T. Nguyen1Tham T. Nguyen1Vu A. T. Dam1Long H. Nguyen2Giang T. Vu3Huong L. T. Nguyen4,5*Hien T. Nguyen4,5Huong T. Le1
Adherence to Social Distancing Measures for Controlling Covid-19 Pandemic
Adherence to Social Distancing Measures for Controlling COVID-19 Pandemic: Successful Lesson From Vietnam
Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of Covid-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
To effectively control the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak in later stages in Vietnam requires addressing the existing gaps in the national health emergency framework, consolidate, and inform its structure, we conducted this study to evaluate the importance and collaborative mechanism between health and community service workers with intersectional organizations at grassroots levels in Vietnam. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was…
Fake News Affecting the Adherence of National Response Measures During the Covid-19 Lockdown Period
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 23 September 2020Sec. Health Economics Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.589872
Understanding health seeking behaviors to inform Covid-19 surveillance and detection in resource-scarce settings
10.7189/jogh.10.0203106
The operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in responses to epidemics
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data on the operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in Vietnam while it plays a vital role as a first-line defense against health emergencies, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study, therefore, aims to assess the operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in response to epidemics and provides implications for controlling COVID-19 in Vietnam. METHODS…
Mobilizing medical students for Covid-19 responses
Artifacts, Tools, and Classrooms
Although schools contain many material artifacts, studies in classrooms have tended to focus on discourse and quality of social interaction even when artifacts are being used. Responding to Engstrom's (1999) invitation to take artifacts seriously, three studies are described in which a material object was essential to a classroom activity. The first artifact was an enlarged text which had been transferred to a flip chart for the purpose of shared…
Psychological Distress Among Methadone Maintenance Patients in Vietnamese Mountainous Areas
Methadone Maintenance Treatment Reduces the Vulnerability of Drug Users on HIV/Aids in Vietnamese Remote Settings
Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) program has been considered a medium through which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risks assessment and prevention on drug use/HIV-infected population can be effectively conducted. Studies concerning the implementation of such idea on patients in remote, under-developed areas, however, have been limited. Having the clinics established in three mountainous provinces of Vietnam, this study aimed to evaluate …
Customers’ Perceptions of Compliance with a Tobacco Control Law in Restaurants in Hanoi, Vietnam
The Tobacco Harm Prevention Law has been promulgated in 2012 in Vietnam, prohibiting smoking in public places such as restaurants except for designated smoking areas. However, currently, evidence about Vietnamese customers’ and restaurants’ compliance with the Law is constrained. This study aimed to explore customers’ perceptions; attitudes and practices towards the compliance with tobacco control regulations in the restaurants in Hanoi, Vietnam.…
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Global Research Trend in Child Maltreatment
Child maltreatment remains a major health threat globally that requires the understanding of socioeconomic and cultural contexts to craft effective interventions. However, little is known about research agendas globally and the development of knowledge-producing networks in this field of study. This study aims to explore the bibliometric overview on child maltreatment publications to understand their growth from 1916 to 2018. Data from the Web of…
Consumer Preference and Attitude Regarding Online Food Products in Hanoi, Vietnam
This study aimed to examine: (1) how the Internet has changed consumers food-buying behavior and identify its associated factors; (2) consumers' concern about food safety information of online food products. A cross-sectional study was performed from October to December 2015 in Hanoi-a Vietnamese epicenter of food service. One thousand seven hundred and thirty six (1736) customers were randomly chosen from food establishments of 176 communes. Dat…
Customers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Food Hygiene and Safety Standards of Handlers in Food Facilities in Hanoi, Vietnam
Efforts to prevent foodborne illnesses in food facilities require sufficient knowledge on hygiene and safety standards from both food processors and customers. However, studies about knowledge, attitude, and practices of customers towards these issues are constrained. This study explored the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of customers regarding the practices of food facilities as well as potential associated factors. A cross-sectional s…
Receptiveness and preferences of health-related smartphone applications among Vietnamese youth and young adults
This study highlighted a low rate of mHealth apps utilization among online Vietnamese youths and adolescents but a high acceptance of individuals who already used these apps. Developing mHealth apps or interventions towards the disease prevention and quality of life improvement could be feasible to proliferate the benefits of such applications in youths and adolescents in Vietnam. Further research should be conducted to optimize the contents and …
Sociodemographic inequalities in substance use among young people in Vietnam
Rubella Vaccination Coverage Among Women of Childbearing Age in Vietnam
Despite the availability of effective and safe rubella vaccines for women of childbearing age, prevention and control of congenital rubella syndrome in children remains challenging in Vietnam. In order to examine this issue, we conducted a cross-sectional study, examining the current coverage of rubella vaccination before pregnancy among 807 pregnant women and women with children under 12 months of age in urban and rural districts, Dong Da and Ba…
Online peer influences are associated with receptiveness of youths
Impact of Covid-19 on Economic Well-Being and Quality of Life of the Vietnamese During the National Social Distancing
Starting from April 1st, 2020, the nationwide partial lockdown in Vietnam has shown the effectiveness in stopping the community transmission of COVID-19, however, it also produced adverse impacts on the economy and inhabitants' life. A cross-sectional study using a web-based approach was conducted in the second week of April 2020 to examine the influence of the national social distancing on the quality of life and economic well-being of Vietnames…
Evaluating Training Need for Epidemic Control in Three Metropolitans
Upon the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries worldwide face a critical shortage of human resources in the health sector. Medical students are a potential task force with the capability to support the stretched health sector. This study aims to evaluate their training need for epidemic control in order to employ them effectively. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a web-based survey from December 2019 to February 2020. There were…
Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Covid-19-Related National Response Measures of Vietnamese
Introduction: Public perceptions and attitudes toward preventive and control measures are vital to ensure the success of national response strategies in combating COVID-19. This study assessed perceptions and attitudes via the importance of national response measures to COVID-19 among people under the nationwide partial lockdown of Vietnam. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1382 people in Vietnam. Perceptions and attitude…
Anxiety and Depression Among People Under the Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam
This study aimed to evaluate the psychological effects of the partial lockdown on the people in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire regarding attitudes toward COVID-19 along with psychological parameters, including the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was conducted. From a total of 1,382 questionnaires, the respondents reported low prevalence of depression (4.9%), anxie…
Covid-19 Employment Crisis in Vietnam
Huong T. T. Nguyen1Tham T. Nguyen1Vu A. T. Dam1Long H. Nguyen2Giang T. Vu3Huong L. T. Nguyen4,5*Hien T. Nguyen4,5Huong T. Le1
Adherence to Social Distancing Measures for Controlling Covid-19 Pandemic
Adherence to Social Distancing Measures for Controlling COVID-19 Pandemic: Successful Lesson From Vietnam
Feasibility of Intersectoral Collaboration in Epidemic Preparedness and Response at Grassroots Levels in the Threat of Covid-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
To effectively control the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak in later stages in Vietnam requires addressing the existing gaps in the national health emergency framework, consolidate, and inform its structure, we conducted this study to evaluate the importance and collaborative mechanism between health and community service workers with intersectional organizations at grassroots levels in Vietnam. A cross-sectional, web-based survey was…
Fake News Affecting the Adherence of National Response Measures During the Covid-19 Lockdown Period
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 23 September 2020Sec. Health Economics Volume 8 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.589872
Understanding health seeking behaviors to inform Covid-19 surveillance and detection in resource-scarce settings
10.7189/jogh.10.0203106
The operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in responses to epidemics
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data on the operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in Vietnam while it plays a vital role as a first-line defense against health emergencies, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study, therefore, aims to assess the operational readiness capacities of the grassroots health system in response to epidemics and provides implications for controlling COVID-19 in Vietnam. METHODS…
Mobilizing medical students for Covid-19 responses
Telemedicine in the Covid-19 Pandemic
10.3389/fpsyt.2020.564452
Evaluating the Psychological Impacts Related to Covid-19 of Vietnamese People Under the First Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam
This is the first time in Vietnam that people have undergone "social distancing" to minimize the spreading of infectious disease, COVID-19. These deliberate preemptive strategies may have profound impacts on the mental health of the population. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on Vietnamese people and associated factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study during a one-week social distancing and isola…
Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities
Health personnel and community workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 emergency response and need to be equipped with adequate knowledge related to epidemics for an effective response. This study aimed to identify the coverage of COVID-19 health information via different sources accessed by health workers and community workers in Vietnam. A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey was carried out from January to February 2020 in Viet…
Medicine (36 works) · Environmental health (26 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Pandemic (14 works) · Vietnamese (13 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (12 works) · Virology (12 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works)