Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the COVID-19 pandemic among Bangladeshi youth: a web-based cross-sectional analysis.

Autor: Banik R; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh., Rahman M; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh., Sikder MT; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh., Rahman QM; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh., Pranta MUR; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342 Bangladesh.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health [Z Gesundh Wiss] 2023; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 9-19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 16.
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-020-01432-7
Abstrakt: Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 among youth in Bangladesh.
Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 5 May to 25 May 2020. People aged between 18 and 35 years were approached via social media to complete an online questionnaire that consisted of socio-demographic information and KAP toward COVID-19. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and logistic regression analyses were conducted.
Results: Out of 707 survey participants, 57.1% were male, the majority were students (60.3%), aged 24-29 years (61.5%), having a bachelor's degree (57%), having family income 25,000-50,000 BDT (40.5%) and living in urban areas (64.4%). Participants gathered information on COVID-19 mostly through social media (70.4%). Overall, 61.2% had adequate knowledge with 78.9% having a positive attitudes toward COVID-19 and only 51.6% had good practices. Most (86.8%) of the participants were confident that COVID-19 will be successfully controlled and Bangladesh was handling the COVID-19 health crisis well (84.2%). Only 75.2% of participants always washed their hands with soap or hand-sanitizer, and 70.6% wore a mask when going outside the home. Factors associated with adequate knowledge were being female, having a master's degree and above, and living in an urban area ( p  < 0.05). Participants having adequate knowledge of COVID-19 had higher likelihood of positive attitudes (OR: 6.41, 95% CI = 2.34-25.56, p  < 0.001) and good practices (OR: 8.93, 95% CI = 3.92-38.42, p  < 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings highlight the need for tailored education programs for COVID-19 which incorporates consideration of associated factors to improve the level of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no potential conflict of interest in the publication of this research.
(© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021, corrected publication 2021.)
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