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.

摘要

该研究的目的是评估孟加拉国与家庭 (HH) 洗手习惯相关的流行率和因素，并得出 COVID-19 传播的趋势，并将其与全国 HH 洗手习惯进行比较。该研究基于两个具有全国代表性的公开可用数据集（MICS 2019 和 COVID-19 确诊病例）。在 61,209（加权）HH 中，HH 洗手的总体流行率为 56.3%，并且该流行率在 HH 的社会经济地位之间存在显着差异。地图比较表明，在 HH 洗手习惯较低的地区，COVID-19 病例呈逐渐增加的趋势。孟加拉国北部的洗手习惯最高，而受 COVID-19 病例的影响较小。然而，孟加拉国中部受 COVID-19 病例的打击最为严重，它有大约 50% 的洗手实践覆盖率。需要进行大规模的观察性研究来确定因果关系。