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Knowledge, perceived benefits, perceived concerns, and predisposition to use telehealth services in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

Authors :
Humayun Kabir
Md. Kamrul Hasan
Safayet Jamil
Saifur R. Chowdhury
Dipak Kumar Mitra
Source :
BMC Digital Health, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
BMC, 2024.

Abstract

Abstract Background Telehealth services are essential to expand healthcare coverage for all in the era of modern technology. Knowledge, willingness, and involvement with the service are also significantly important in the utilization of the service. This study investigated factors associated with knowledge, perceived benefits, perceived concerns, and predisposition to use telehealth services in Bangladesh. This web-based survey was conducted among 1266 adults in Bangladesh. Respondents were enrolled by following a convenience sampling technique. Results Demographic, telehealth service, and perceived health related information were significantly associated with respondents’ knowledge, perceived benefits, perceived concerns, and predispositions. The knowledge was significantly positively correlated with the perceived benefit (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2731684X
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMC Digital Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b5d21e8ae1c4a4aae57342497b85e1b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s44247-024-00106-8