Trend of COVID-19 spreads and status of household handwashing practice and its determinants in Bangladesh - situation analysis using national representative data.

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  • Author(s): Ahmed MS;Ahmed MS; Yunus FM; Yunus FM
  • Source:
    International journal of environmental health research [Int J Environ Health Res] 2022 May; Vol. 32 (5), pp. 1002-1010. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 13.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Observational Study
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9106628 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1369-1619 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09603123 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Health Res Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
      Original Publication: London : Chapman & Hall, c1991-
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; COVID-19*/prevention & control ; Hand Disinfection*; Bangladesh/epidemiology ; Family Characteristics ; Humans ; Soaps
    • Abstract:
      The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with household (HH) handwashing practice in Bangladesh and draw a trend of COVID-19 spreads and compare that with the countrywide HH handwashing practice. The study is based on the two national representative publicly available datasets (MICS 2019, and confirmed cases of COVID-19). Of 61,209 (weighted) HH, the overall prevalence of HH handwashing was found 56.3%, and the prevalence was significantly varied across the socio-economic status of the HH. Map comparison suggested that the gradual increasing trend of COVID-19 cases in areas where HH handwashing practice is low. The northern part of Bangladesh had the highest handwashing practice, whereas it had less effected by COVID-19 cases. However, central Bangladesh had the hardest hit by COVID-19 cases, and it had around 50% handwashing practice coverage. Large-scale observational study is necessary to establish the causality.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; Hand hygiene; households
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Soaps)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200914 Date Completed: 20220406 Latest Revision: 20220406
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/09603123.2020.1817343
    • Accession Number:
      32924565