Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

Chowdhury, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain; Apu, Ehsanul Hoque; Nath, Sujan Kanti; Noor, Ashek Elahi; Podder, Clopa Pina; Mahmud, Ilias; Kabir, Russell

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-56753/v1

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“…Fear of this lethal virus prevailed among more than 70% of the participants. The results of this study are consistent with several other studies carried out in different parts of the world [15][16][17] .…”

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Awareness of COVID-19 among dental practitioners of Multan

Ahmad¹,

Hussain²,

Elahi³

et al. 2021

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Background: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic still at large whose vaccination is in a trial phase. Dental practitioners are at high risk of exposure to this deadly epidemic. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and practice of dentists in the city of Multan, Pakistan. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Multan, Pakistan from January to March 2021. A 30 items valid and reliable self-administrative questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, practice, and source of information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from dentists. Result: The results showed that the majority of dentists practicing in Multan had good knowledge (97.8%) and more than half of the respondents had good practice (65.6%). The most common source of their knowledge was WHO and Television. Almost half of the respondents showed fear of this virus in their practices. Conclusion: Dental practitioners of Multan revealed good knowledge regarding COVID-19. However, some key points were lacking in their knowledge and practice. Our findings have important implications for developing strategies that will improve the knowledge and practices of dentists in this region and also in whole country. Keywords: COVID-19, Coronavirus, Knowledge, Awareness, Dentists, Multan.

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Awareness of COVID-19 among dental practitioners of Multan

Ahmad¹,

Hussain²,

Elahi³

et al. 2021

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“…This study was conducted in a very difficult global crisis, during the ongoing lengthy coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and partial lockdown situation, so collecting more detailed information about the specific issues highlighted in the study was not practically possible. We conducted studies on native Bangladeshi dentists’ knowledge on COVID-19 [ 39 ] and clinical practice during the pandemic, and on intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccine of the general Bangladeshi population [ 40 ]. However, we could not collect these data for the non-native IUDSs due to time limitations and the closure of institutes due to lockdown.…”

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Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh

Kabir

Isha

Chowdhury³

et al. 2021

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Background: Bangladesh has been attracting international students with interests in various subjects recently. Every year students from different parts of the world come to study undergraduate and postgraduate courses, mostly at private universities in Bangladesh. This study evaluates the depression status among international students who are studying dentistry in Bangladesh. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted among International undergraduate dental students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program in nine public and private dental colleges in Bangladesh. Participants were selected using a convenience sampling method. A total of 206 students completed the survey where 78.5% of them were female students and 21.5% students were male, and a CES-D 10-item Likert scale questionnaire was used for data collection. The Cronbach alpha for the 10-item CES-D scale for this population is 0.812. Results: The majority of the students (79.5%) are below 24 years of age with a mean age of 23.22 years and standard deviation of 2.3, and are students who cannot communicate well in Bengali (Bangla), about 60% of them have experienced depression. About 77.3% (p < 0.00) of the international students having financial difficulties exhibited depression. The international students who went through financial problems were two times more likely to suffer from depression (OR = 2.38; p-value < 0.01). Conclusion: This study tried to highlight the struggles faced by international students in Bangladesh studying dentistry. It is evident from the findings that several factors influence students’ mental well-being during demanding dental education years.

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“…Importantly, understating of effector T and B cell response is vital for controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection and crucial to providing long-lasting protection via generation of antigen-specific immunological memory response ( 13 , 14 ). This strategy may help us to implement more effective vaccines in the mass population for reducing the burden of COVID-19 ( 15 , 16 ).…”

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Progress and Challenges Toward Generation and Maintenance of Long-Lived Memory T Lymphocyte Responses During COVID-19

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious global threat until we identify the effective preventive and therapeutic strategies. SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by various immunopathological consequences including lymphocyte activation and dysfunction, lymphopenia, cytokine storm, increased level of neutrophils, and depletion and exhaustion of lymphocytes. Considering the low level of antibody-mediated protection during coronavirus infection, understanding the role of T cell for long-term protection is decisive. Both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell response is imperative for cell-mediated immune response during COVID-19. However, the level of CD8+ T cell response reduced to almost half as compared to CD4+ after 6 months of infection. The long-term protection is mediated via generation of immunological memory response during COVID-19. The presence of memory CD4+ T cells in all the severely infected and recovered individuals shows that the memory response is predominated by CD4+ T cells. Prominently, the antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are specifically observed during day 0 to day 28 in COVID-19-vaccinated individuals. However, level of antigen-specific T memory cells in COVID-19-vaccinated individuals defines the long-term protection against forthcoming outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2.

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Exploring the knowledge, awareness and practices of COVID-19 among dentists in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Awareness of COVID-19 among dental practitioners of Multan

Awareness of COVID-19 among dental practitioners of Multan

Depression among the Non-Native International Undergraduate Students Studying Dentistry in Bangladesh

Progress and Challenges Toward Generation and Maintenance of Long-Lived Memory T Lymphocyte Responses During COVID-19

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