Version 1
: Received: 21 May 2020 / Approved: 23 May 2020 / Online: 23 May 2020 (10:25:16 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 25 June 2020 / Approved: 25 June 2020 / Online: 25 June 2020 (15:57:11 CEST)
Saha, M.; Saha, G.; Islam, M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Bangladeshi Residents during COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2, e0000407, doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000407.
Saha, M.; Saha, G.; Islam, M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Bangladeshi Residents during COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2, e0000407, doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000407.
Saha, M.; Saha, G.; Islam, M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Bangladeshi Residents during COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2, e0000407, doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000407.
Saha, M.; Saha, G.; Islam, M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Bangladeshi Residents during COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2, e0000407, doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000407.
Abstract
Bangladesh has adopted some special steps to control the quick spread of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. However, the local residents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards the disease have a direct impact on the success of the controlling measures taken by the state. This article explores knowledge (K) about preventions, attitude (A) to the disease, and practices (P) of preventing COVID-19 situation of the young age groups residing in Bangladesh. Quantitative data were collected online using a KAP questionnaire from 932 participants. Results show the population is generally aware of the symptoms, keeping social distance by staying home and are concerned about re-spreading after the lock-down period. However, they are quite unsure about the possible medicines frequently talked about in the media and the necessity of avoiding animal protein. One of the major limitations is, these findings should not be generalized due to the low number of participants compared to the total population in Bangladesh.
Keywords
Awareness; Readiness; Covid-19; Bangladesh; Knowledge; Attitude; Practice
Subject
Social Sciences, Cognitive Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
25 June 2020
Commenter:
Goutam Saha
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Modified the title. Update the abstract and results and discussion sections. Added theoretical framework and Statistical analysis using two-sided T-test.
Commenter: Goutam Saha
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author