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Front Public Health
. 2021 Dec 22;9:628623.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628623. eCollection 2021.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study of Patients With Chronic Illnesses
Shaharior Rahman Razu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nishana Afrin Nishu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Md Fajlay Rabbi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ashis Talukder[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Paul R Ward[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed a serious risk with pre-existing health conditions. This study was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning COVID-19 among patients with chronic illnesses in Bangladesh during the pandemic. The study was conducted in Khulna city of Bangladesh following a qualitative research design. We employed telephone interviews to collect data from 40 participants with four common pre-existing chronic illnesses (diabetes, hypertension, respiratory/asthma, and heart disease). Findings show that the majority of the participants had a moderate level of knowledge and an overall positive attitude regarding COVID-19 but appropriate safety practices were often ignored as the pandemic grows older. We also observed that the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 varied based on age, marital status, education, social class, and rural/urban residence. We concluded that improving medical advice/support, promotion of awareness through mass media, strict monitoring of protective measures and subsidies from the government, and self-consciousness could be effective strategies to mitigate the transmission of the disease and reduce risks for patients with chronic illness in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; attitude; chronic health illnesses; knowledge; practice.
. 2021 Dec 22;9:628623.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628623. eCollection 2021.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study of Patients With Chronic Illnesses
Shaharior Rahman Razu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nishana Afrin Nishu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Md Fajlay Rabbi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ashis Talukder[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Paul R Ward[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35004554
- PMCID: PMC8727516
- DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628623
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed a serious risk with pre-existing health conditions. This study was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning COVID-19 among patients with chronic illnesses in Bangladesh during the pandemic. The study was conducted in Khulna city of Bangladesh following a qualitative research design. We employed telephone interviews to collect data from 40 participants with four common pre-existing chronic illnesses (diabetes, hypertension, respiratory/asthma, and heart disease). Findings show that the majority of the participants had a moderate level of knowledge and an overall positive attitude regarding COVID-19 but appropriate safety practices were often ignored as the pandemic grows older. We also observed that the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 varied based on age, marital status, education, social class, and rural/urban residence. We concluded that improving medical advice/support, promotion of awareness through mass media, strict monitoring of protective measures and subsidies from the government, and self-consciousness could be effective strategies to mitigate the transmission of the disease and reduce risks for patients with chronic illness in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; attitude; chronic health illnesses; knowledge; practice.