Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward the novel coronavirus among Bangladeshis: Implications for mitigation measures

Autor: Dwaipayan Sikdar, Alak Paul, Sharifa Jahan Noon, Akib Jabed, Robed Amin, Tapan Kumar Nath, Farah Deeba, Mohammad Mohaiminul Islam, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Janardan Mahanta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Questionnaires
Male
Viral Diseases
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Epidemiology
Social Sciences
Surveys
Social Distancing
Psychological attitudes
COVID-19
Social distancing
Quarantines
Bangladesh
Professions
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Medical Conditions
Personal hygiene
Psychological Attitudes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Pandemic
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Multidisciplinary
Social distance
Middle Aged
Infectious Diseases
Research Design
Public participation
Medicine
Public service
Female
Coronavirus Infections
Research Article
Adult
Asia
Infectious Disease Control
Adolescent
Science
Pneumonia
Viral
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Betacoronavirus
Young Adult
Environmental health
Bangladeshis
Humans
Pandemics
Government
Survey Research
SARS-CoV-2
Biology and Life Sciences
Covid 19
030104 developmental biology
Logistic Models
People and Places
Population Groupings
Zdroj: PLOS ONE, 15(9):e0238492
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0238492 (2020)
Popis: The current novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic, COVID-19, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread globally, causing startling loss of life, stalling the global economy, and disrupting social life. One of the challenges to contain COVID-19 is convincing people to adopt personal hygiene, social distancing, and self-quarantine practices that are related to knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the residents of respective countries. Bangladesh, a densely populated country with a fast-growing economy and moderate literacy rate, has shown many hiccups in its efforts to implement COVID-19 policies. Understanding KAP may help policy makers produce informed decisions. This study assessed KAP in relation to COVID-19 in Bangladesh. An online survey using a pre-tested questionnaire conducted in late March 2020 attained 1,837 responses across Bangladesh. Ultimately, 1,589 completed responses were included in a statistical analysis to calculate KAP scores and their interrelations with sociodemographic variables. The overall KAP was poor, with only 33% of the participants demonstrating good knowledge, whereas 52.4% and 44.8% of the subjects showed good attitudes and practices, respectively. Sociodemographic factors had strong bearings on the KAP scores. Significantly higher KAP scores were evident in females over males, among aged 45 years and older over younger participants, and among retired workers and homemakers over students and public service employees. This study indicated a panic fuelled by poor understanding of COVID-19 associated facts and the need for the government to ensure more granular and targeted awareness campaigns in a transparent and factual manner to foster public confidence and ensure more meaningful public participation in mitigation measures. This study provides a KAP baseline regarding COVID-19 among Bangladeshis.
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