作者
Saiful Islam, Galib Ishraq Emran, Estiar Rahman, Rajon Banik, Tajuddin Sikder, Lee Smith, Sahadat Hossain
发表日期
2021/3
期刊
Journal of Public Health
卷号
43
期号
1
页码范围
13-25
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Background
The emergent COVID-19 has impacted unprecedentedly to all classes of people. Slum-dwellers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are currently poorly understood. The present study aimed to investigate the KAP toward COVID-19 among slum dwellers resided in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.
Methods
A cross-sectional offline survey was carried out enrolling 406 slum dwellers (53.2% male; mean age = 44.9 years [SD = 12.1]; age range = 18–85 years) between August and September, 2020. The face to face interview was conducted to collect data from six selected slum areas in Dhaka City using convenience sampling. The questionnaire consisted of informed consent along with questions concerning observational checklists, socio-demographics and KAP.
Results
A sizeable minority were observed without wearing face …
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