Knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices toward the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey among Bangladeshi residents.

Autor:	Kundu, Satyajit, Al Banna, Md. Hasan, Sayeed, Abu, Begum, Musammet Rasheda, Brazendale, Keith, Hasan, M. Tasdik, Habiba, Sanjida Jahan, Abid, Mohammad Tazrian, Khan, Md. Asaduzzaman, Chowdhury, Sukanta, Kormoker, Tapos, Proshad, Ram, Khan, Md Shafiqul Islam
Předmět:	CONFIDENCE intervals CROSS-sectional method SOCIAL media ONE-way analysis of variance MULTIPLE regression analysis SURVEYS CRONBACH'S alpha T-test (Statistics) HEALTH attitudes DESCRIPTIVE statistics STAY-at-home orders BANGLADESHIS ODDS ratio STATISTICAL sampling LOGISTIC regression analysis DATA analysis software COVID-19 pandemic
Zdroj:	Journal of Public Health (09431853); Jul2023, Vol. 31 Issue 7, p1121-1135, 15p
Abstrakt:	Aim: The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly infected people worldwide, leading to a massive public reaction. Peoples' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are the most important for the control and prevention of the infectious disease pandemic. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and preventive practices (KAP) toward the COVID-19 among Bangladeshi residents during the lockdown situation. Subjects and methods: An online-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1765 Bangladeshi adults through the social media networks of the authors. Results: The respondents were older than 18 years, with an average age of 24.88 years (SD 6.30). Approximately 15% of our participants received online training. The mean knowledge score was 14.49 (SD 1.8, range 0–17), and the overall correct response rate on this knowledge test was 85%. Approximately 67.2% scored well (above the mean 4.5, range 1–5) regarding the practices. To avoid the infection, 96.6% wore masks outside the home, and 98.7% washed their hands with soap when they came back. COVID-19 knowledge score was significantly associated with a lower odds of (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.79–0.92) negative attitudes. Again, the awareness score was associated with a lower likelihood of (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.87–0.98) poor practices. Conclusion: Online health education programs focusing on young people, housewives, and people with less education may potentially improve the attitudes and practices to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the long term in such a low-resource setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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