Knowledge, attitudes, and fear of COVID-19 during the Rapid Rise Period in Bangladesh

Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Md Iqbal Kabir Jahid, K M Amran Hossain, Lori Maria Walton, Zakir Uddin, Md Obaidul Haque, Md Feroz Kabir, S M Yasir Arafat, Mohamed Sakel, Rafey Faruqui and Zahid Hossain

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: The study aims to determine the level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) related to COVID-19 preventive health habits and perception of fear towards COVID-19 in subjects living in Bangladesh. Design: Prospective, cross-sectional survey of (n = 2157) male and female subjects, 13–88 years of age, living in Bangladesh. Methods: Ethical approval and trial registration were obtained before the commencement of the study. Subjects who volunteered to participate and signed the informed consent were enrolled in the study and completed the structured questionnaire on KAP and Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S). Results: Twenty-eight percent (28.69%) of subjects reported one or more COVID-19 symptoms, and 21.4% of subjects reported one or more co-morbidities. Knowledge scores were slightly higher in males (8.75± 1.58) than females (8.66± 1.70). Knowledge was significantly correlated with age (p

Date: 2020
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