Mohammad Anwar Hossain|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|Zahid Hossain
Knowledge, attitudes, and fear of COVID-19 during the Rapid Rise Period in Bangladesh
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed|University of Scranton|McGill University|Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed|East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust|Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust|University of Kent|Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed
study aims determine level knowledge attitude practice kap related covid19 preventive health habits perception fear towards covid19 subjects living bangladeshprospective crosssectional survey n 2157 male female subjects 1388 years age living bangladeshethical approval trial registration obtained commencement study subjects volunteered participate signed informed consent enrolled study completed structured questionnaire kap fear covid19 scale fcv19stwentyeight percent 2869 subjects reported one covid19 symptoms 214 subjects reported one comorbidities knowledge scores slightly higher males 875 158 females 866 170 knowledge significantly correlated age p 005 education level p 001 attitude p 001 urban location p 001 knowledge scores showed inverse correlation fear scores p 001 eightythree percent 837 subjects covid19 symptoms reported wearing mask public 754 subjects reported staying away crowded places subjects one symptoms reported higher fear compared subjects without 1873 46 1845 51bangladeshis reported high prevalence selfisolation positive preventive health behaviors related covid19 moderate high fear levels higher knowledge practice found males higher education levels older age urban location fear covid19 prevalent female elderly subjects positive attitude reported majority subjects reflecting belief covid19 controllable containable