Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 guidelines among students in Bangladesh

Kumar, Bezon; Pinky, Susmita Dey; Nurudden, Ashike Md.

doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100194

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“…In a study, Kumar et al ( 2021 ) had argued about the KAP addressing the guidelines among the students of Bangladesh. Similarly, in another study conducted in Bangladesh, Ferdous et al ( 2020 ) have argued that the awareness in the general public and control measures could radically influence the KAP toward COVID-19.…”

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“…As Andrade et al ( 2020 ) and Zhong et al ( 2020 ) have argued that the population should follow the preventive measures given by local authorities to combat the pandemic and minimize its effect on the general public's health. For an effective introduction of COVID-19 about adequate prevention, people must be timely made aware of the fundamental principles regarding its severity, challenges, and the grave consequences it can offer (Andrade et al, 2020 ; Kumar et al, 2021 ; Rizwan et al, 2021 ). In this study, the use of KAP theory addresses that when the people are given due knowledge they intuitively develop a distancing attitude and get inclined toward social media use when they are limited to physical interaction with other people.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scholars have employed the KAP theory to understand the pandemic (Al-Hanawi et al, 2020 ; Andrade et al, 2020 ; Ferdous et al, 2020 ; Yousaf et al, 2020 ; Zhong et al, 2020 ; Alqahtani et al, 2021a , b ; Kumar et al, 2021 ; Lee et al, 2021 ). KAP is a behavioral change theory that is commonly used in the literature to identify the knowledge gap, behavioral patterns, and predicting different behavioral changes among different socioeconomic groups for implementing effective health interventions (Lee et al, 2021 ).…”

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

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Business firms and the public have encountered massive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has become the most significant challenge and influenced all communities. This research study focuses on exploring the relationship between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, individuals' attitudes toward social media use, and practices of using social media amid the COVID-19 crisis. This study examines how attitudes toward social media use mediate the linkage between COVID-19 knowledge, social distancing, and practices for social media use. This survey uses a non-probability convenience sampling approach to collect samples and recruit willing respondents with their consent for data collection. This study recorded the feedback from 348 participants who encountered the indirect/direct effects of nationwide lockdowns, restrictions on social gatherings, and COVID-19 infection. The findings validate the proposed hypotheses for their direct effects and indicate significant β-values, t-statistics, and the p-values at p <0.001. The results validate a relationship between the COVID-19 knowledge of and social distancing practices. Similarly, the results approved a positive link between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use amid COVID-19. The findings validate the relation between social distancing and attitudes toward social media use during COVID-19 challenges (β-value = 0.22 and t-statistics = 3.078). The results show the linkage between attitudes toward social media use and practices of using social media (β-value = 0.41, and t-statistics = 7.175). Individuals' attitude toward social media use during COVID-19 mediates the connection between COVID-19 knowledge and COVID-19 practices of using social media use. The results validate the first mediation at β-value = 0.21 and t-statistic = 5.327. Similarly, the findings approve that attitudes toward social media use in the pandemic have positively mediated the relation between distancing and practices for social media use amid the crisis of COVID-19 (β-value = 0.09 and t-statistic = 2.633). The findings indicate how people have been indulged in social media to pave their business communication needs. The results provide valuable insights for the global business community. This study provides a systematic and holistic research model that helps in exploring the consequences of COVID-19. The generalizability of the findings provides valuable directions for future research related to the current pandemic.

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“…In order to assess the effectiveness of such measures, many studies across the world have investigated the adherence of the general population or of specific groups. Studies from Africa [ 3 – 6 ], North America [ 7 ], Latin America [ 8 ], East Asia [ 9 , 10 ], South Asia [ 11 ], the Middle East [ 12 ], Oceania [ 13 ] and Europe [ 14 , 15 ] found varying rates of adherence. Factors that were found to be associated with lower adherence to COVID-19 measures include being male, belonging to a lower [ 7 , 8 , 16 , 17 ] or a higher age group [ 18 ], being single [ 17 ], and coming from a disadvantaged background [ 8 , 19 ], although the effects of these risk factors also depend on country-specific contexts.…”

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COVID-19 measures in Belgium: how perception and adherence of the general population differ between time periods

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Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belgium has been hit by a series of surges in the number of COVID-19 cases. Each of these resulted in more stringent measures being taken to curb the pandemic. This study compared perception of and adherence to COVID-19 measures of the Belgian population at two time periods: September 2020 (survey 1) and April/May 2021 (survey 2). Methods Two samples of approximately 2000 participants, representative for the Belgian population in terms of gender, age, province and socio-economic status, participated in an online survey. The survey questionnaire measured the perceived infection risk and severity, and the perception of and adherence to protective measures. Answers were compared between the time periods and risk factors for lower adherence were identified using multivariate linear regression. Results In survey 2, at which time the measures were more stringent, respondents assessed the risk of infection for themselves as lower, and for parents and grandparents as higher than in survey 1. Scores for understanding and usefulness of the measures were higher in survey 2 compared to survey 1, while reported past and future adherence were lower. Risk factors for a lower adherence were being male, being young, speaking French vs. Dutch, and having undergone a symptomatic infection. Conclusions It is important to consider the potential effect of fatigue among the population with regards to measures that are sustained for a long time, especially regarding measures related to social contacts. The identified risk factors for lower adherence offer insights to policy makers for future crisis communication regarding COVID-19.

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“…An individual's relationship with healthcare services relies strongly on faith (9). High level of awareness and knowledge are correlated with more favorable attitudes toward COVID-19 prevention activities (10)(11)(12). Bangladeshi people are highly superstitious and engulfed with false ideas about the virus spread and diagnostic procedures.…”

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Public Confidence in COVID-19 Prevention and Response in Bangladesh

Alam

Rahman

Hridoy

2022

Front. Public Health

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Community confidence in institutional approaches to emergency management directs how they cooperate and comply with public policy responses. In the context of emerging COVID-19 pandemic risk management, this study aims to assess public confidence in the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and private sector entities for the activities undertaken during preparedness, prevention, and response phases. A survey was conducted with 307 respondents who willingly took part in the study. Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess the internal reliability and the Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to estimate the mean score difference between the observations. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was applied in the study. The findings suggest that the participants were highly positive about the GoB efforts to organize and provide PPE for doctors in time as a safeguard against COVID-19 and coordination and informed decision making in relation to facing COVID-19. Overall, the participants showed a lower-level confidence in the preparedness and response measures taken by authorities in Bangladesh. The results explored how the GoB failed to reach the public satisfaction level regarding provision of food and financial support to low income and middle income people. A lack of collaboration and coordination among different inter-GoB and private sectors makes mitigation and recovery process difficult. This research provides a set of policy recommendations for future public health emergency management based on the participants' concerns and suggestions, and a review of consequences of policy responses in the early stage.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 guidelines among students in Bangladesh

Cited by 23 publications

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Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

Social Media Application as a New Paradigm for Business Communication: The Role of COVID-19 Knowledge, Social Distancing, and Preventive Attitudes

COVID-19 measures in Belgium: how perception and adherence of the general population differ between time periods

Public Confidence in COVID-19 Prevention and Response in Bangladesh

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