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This cross-sectional study has evaluated the level of the COVID-19 response among the general people of Bangladesh through their COVID-19 basic knowledge, attitude and practice level to reduce the outbreak. A rapid self-administered online survey was conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown period in Bangladesh. Convenience and snowball sampling technique were followed in this study. The online survey was open for all Bangladeshi general people whether they were infected or not. For this study, total 616 Bangladeshi respondents participated where majority of them were from Dhaka city, one of the worst COVID-19 affected cities in the world. Normality of data was checked before statistical analysis. Majority of the respondents reported moderate safety of their current place from COVID-19 with high concern of their mental health during COVID-19 lockdown period. The total COVID-19 responses among these people were moderate along with the alarming high percentages of low COVID-19 responses. The respondents reported moderate COVID-19 knowledge level and moderate attitude level toward the COVID-19 control. They demonstrated that they followed practices to prevent the COVID-19 infection. Female respondents were identified with better COVID-19 responses compared to their male counterpart. Dhaka city residents had less confidence on their current place being safe from COVID-19. They also had low COVID-19 responses during the lockdown period compared to the residents living outside Dhaka city.

COVID-19 has become one of the poignant infectious diseases in human history. This cross-sectional study intended to evaluate the adverse impact of COVID-19 among university students of Bangladesh....

COVID-19 has been termed as “coronaphobia” due to the overwhelming negative universal impact The rapid transmission of the responsible novel coronavirus has compelled the situation worse day by day Bangladesh is one of the hardest hit countries in this pandemic This cross-sectional study intended to evaluate the psychological condition among general people of Bangladesh throughout the pandemic The convenient and snowball sampling technique was applied to collect the responses through rapid online survey The linear regression models were employed to demonstrate the association between DASS 21 subscales and responses Respondents were observed with the prevalence of normal depression (38 68%) followed by moderate (21 41%) and severe depressions (16 82%) The prevalence of anxiety and stress among the participants was also normal and moderate Students and female respondents were observed significantly higher risk of adverse mental health complications Respondents who were confident and satisfied in their current living place and society were less likely to be affected by mental health complications during the pandemic Respondents concerned about their earning and mental health were identified with more mental health complications This study can pave the way for relevant organizations to respond to and prepare for ongoing and future pandemic © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC