COVID-19 Health Warnings among Low Socio-Economic People: A Cross-sectional Study in Bangladesh

Abstract

The present world is passing a great pandemic where Bangladesh facing an unavoidable challenge to cope up with COVID-19. The government and other health organizations haveannounced somehealth warnings to prevent COVID-19 and make people aware. The study aims to explore the health warnings status (knowledge and practicesof health warnings) among low socio-economic people in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 participants (low socio-economic people) by using the purposive sampling and semi-structured questionnaire survey over six months. This study illustrates that 60% of respondents noticed they and their family members are very aware and knowledgeable about COVID-19where 36.5% are conscious to make their family aware about corona virus. About 32% of respondents use mask when they go to outside during corona period where 25% use hand sanitizer. It is found that there is a significant association between occupation, age and perception on people’s awareness about COVID-19 at 1% level of significance where (p<0.002), (p<0.001) respectively. Along with, educational qualification is also significantly associated at 10% level of significance where (p<0.08).Most of the respondents have moderate level of knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 health warnings.