Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 and assessment of risks of infection by SARS-CoV-2 among the Bangladeshi population: An online cross sectional survey

Abstract

The COVID19 pandemic has been transmitted worldwide rapidly. The best ways of preventing this virus are to know about and act accordingly. An online cross sectional survey was conducted to know the knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID19 and to assess the risks of infections among Bangladeshi population. Among 2045 respondents, 54·87% respondents kept good knowledge. Knowledge was significantly diverged across age, gender, education levels, residences, income groups, and marital status. Despite the knowledge, the attitude and practices of Bangladeshi people are not impressive. Among population, 32·08%, and 44·30% people were in high, and in medium risk of infection respectively. Everybody is in risk. Reasons for the mediocre attitude and practices could be the poor knowledge, nonscientific and orthodox religious believe. Government and policy makers must consider these knowledge levels, attitude & practices and the risk of infection assessment to implement productive interventions for preventing the COVID19.

Current state of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, practices, and associated factors among Bangladeshi food handlers from various food industries

“…This kind of occurrence can force the business to close immediately (SGS, 2020). In another study from Bangladesh by Haque et al, (2020), it was observed that nearly 30% of the participants frequently go outside and meet their friends. On the contrary, many improved practices in avoiding crowds can be seen in different study groups from Malaysia (Azlan et al, 2020), China (Zhong et al, 2020), and Iran (Taghrir et al, 2020).…”

Knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A nationwide distribution

“…from diverse occupations [3,9,[19][20][21]. The major strengths of the study are its large sample size and district-wise mapping, which provides a better insight of the scenario towards COVID-19 in Bangladesh.…”

“…This can reduce the government's burden in combating the outbreak strategies. There are a few studies [3,9,[19][20][21] that have been conducted in the country which address this issue. However, these studies are nonrepresentative with limited sample sizes and do not provide any (i) district-wise mapping regarding knowledge and preventive behaviors, or (ii) use any models.…”

Acil Servise COVİD-19 Şüphesi ile Başvuran Bireylerin Hastalığa İlişkin Bilgilerinin İncelenmesi: Türkiye’nin Güneyi’nde Bir Pandemi Hastanesi Örneği

“…Haque ve ark. 'nın (2020) yaptığı çalışmada yaş, cinsiyet, eğitim düzeyi, sosyo-ekonomik durum ve ikamet yerleri gibi etkenlerin COVID-19 bilgi düzeyini önemli ölçüde etkilediği bildirilmiştir (15). Zannatul ve ark.…”

“…COVID-19 hızlı bulaşması, özel bakım gerektirebilen ve ağır seyreden semptomları nedeniyle hem toplumda hem de sağlık sisteminde krize yol açan bir hastalıktır. Bu nedenle enfekte insanların karantinaya alınması, taramaların arttırılması, sosyal mesafe sınırının korunması ve seyahat kısıtlılığı gibi önleyici tedbirler küresel boyutta uygulanmaya başlanmıştır (14)(15)(16).…”