Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023.

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Main Author:	Blasius, Camilla Megusa
Other Authors:	Sarker, Malabika
Format:	Project report
Language:	English
Published:	Brac University 2023
Subjects:	Covid-19 Madrasa Knowledge Covid-19 (Disease) Epidemics > Prevention
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/18729

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spelling	10361-187292023-07-11T21:05:13Z Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Blasius, Camilla Megusa Sarker, Malabika Chowdhury, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir James P Grant School of Public Health, Brac University Covid-19 Madrasa Knowledge Covid-19 (Disease) Epidemics--Prevention This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023. Cataloged from the PDF version of the project report. Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-19). The adherence to COVID-19 preventive practices can be influenced by the level of knowledge regarding prevention practices. This study assessed the knowledge and practices of COVID-19 prevention among Madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted using face to face structured questionnaire that collected responses from 917 Madrasa students who attended six different Madrasas in six different unions of two upazilas of Cox’s Bazar District. Participants were recruited through convenience sampling and interviewed after acquiring informed consents and assents. Level of knowledge and practices were scored using frequencies (percentages) and chi-square test was performed in STATA® 17. Logistic regressions were used to find associations between knowledge and practices and the demographics of the study population. Findings Among 917 students, 73.72% were females and 26.28% were males from Classes 6-9 with secondary education. Overall, it was found that students with inadequate knowledge of COVID-19 prevention was at 47.33% when compared to them having adequate practices of COVID-19 prevention which was 65.98%. The most significant finding was class 9 having adequate practices of COVID-19 prevention in both the adjusted (1.7) and unadjusted (2.08) odds ratios with less than 0.05 p-values. Handwashing and wearing of facemasks were common among them. There was no statistical difference between males and females. However, statistically significant differences were found in knowledge and practice levels relating to their different Madrasas and upazilas with weak associations. Conclusion This study showed inadequate knowledge for the COVID-19 preventive measures among both male and female students in the Madrasa institutions studied. Positively, they had adequate practices of COVID-19 prevention. Their adherence to COVID-19 practices may depend on their level of knowledge of prevention and some other factors worth studying in future. Camilla Megusa Blasius M. Public Health 2023-07-11T06:56:10Z 2023-07-11T06:56:10Z 2023 2023 Project report ID 22167018 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/18729 en Brac University project reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 20 pages application/pdf Brac University
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topic	Covid-19 Madrasa Knowledge Covid-19 (Disease) Epidemics--Prevention
spellingShingle	Covid-19 Madrasa Knowledge Covid-19 (Disease) Epidemics--Prevention Blasius, Camilla Megusa Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
description	This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), 2023.
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title	Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
title_short	Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
title_full	Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
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Knowledge and practices regarding Covid-19 prevention among students of selected madrasas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

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