Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Covid-19 among the Adult Population of a Sub-urban Community in Bangladesh

Covid-19 is a major public health concern globally and also in Bangladesh. The highly transmissible Covid-19 has plagued the worldwide population with a continuous upward thrust of the death toll, which might be related to insufficient knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) score, and public awareness. The study was carried out with the objective to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Covid-19 among the adult people of a selected sub-urban community. It was a descriptive type of observational study that was carried out at Keraniganj Upazilla, Dhaka, Bangladesh from August 2022 to October 2022. Data were collected by face to face interview with a semi-structured questionnaire. Total 618 adult persons were included in the study. Total 15 questions were asked to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Covid-19. It is found that, majority 423(68.4%) of the respondents have the correct knowledge about the causative agent, 479(77.5%) of the respondents have the correct knowledge about the mode of transmission, 466(75.4%) of the respondents have the correct knowledge about the source, 528(85.4%) of the respondents have the correct knowledge about the symptoms of the disease 564(91.3%) of the respondents have the correct knowledge about preventive measures. Regarding attitude, majority 297(48.1%) of the respondents feel that Covid-19 is a very dangerous disease, 341(55.2%) respondents believe that vaccines are very useful, 351(56.8%) respondents believe that mask is very useful, 336(54.4%) respondents believe that distancing and isolation is very useful and 553(89.5%) respondents have the positive attitude about treatment seeking. Regarding practice, it is revealed that, only 25(4.0%) of the respondents are not vaccinated against Covid-19; 268(43.4%) respondents have taken 3 doses, 286(46.3%) respondents have taken 2 doses and 39(6.3%) respondents have taken 1 dose of vaccine. It is also found that, 321(51.9%) respondents use face mask irregularly, 364(58.9%) respondents wash hands regularly and 328(53.1%) respondents maintain distance sometimes. The findings of the study indicate that knowledge regarding Covid-19 is very poor among the community people. Considering the findings of the study it is recommended that more emphasis should be given on awareness building programs to attain positive attitude and proper practice related to Covid-19.