COVID-19 Pandemic and Prevalence of Self-Care Practices among the Future Physicians: A Bangladesh Study
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Background: Since December 2019, the Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has garnered global attention due to its rapid transmission, which has infected more than twenty nine million people worldwide. World is facing enormous stress and anxiety as there is no effective medicine or vaccine to treat or prevent COVID-19 till date. Experts are recommending self-care like social distancing, respiratory etiquette, hand washing, using face mask to prevent corona virus infection. The aim of the study to describe the pattern of self care practice among the student of Bangladesh during COVID-19. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to assess the prevalence of self-care practice among the undergraduate medical students (4th year) of 14 medical colleges of Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic. A structured questionnaire survey linked in the google form was used as study instrument and was distributed among study population through email, messenger, whatsapp and other social media during the month of October 2020. Total 916 students were participated in the study. Results: 79.8% of students reported self-care practice in study period. 44.98% of students went outside once in a week. 90.5%, 70.96% and 52.62% of respondents always used face mask, followed 20 seconds hand washing principle and maintained social distancing. Face masks (97.8%), sanitizers (76.7%) and gloves (71.9%) are most common items purchased as protective mesures. Most of the students (76.9%) follow their hobbies as a coping strategy to overcome phychological stress, while 6% of students took professional help. Conclusion: Suboptimal practice of self-care was found among the undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.20 (2); July 2021; Page 22-27
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Ethics IRB: Procedure: Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of BGC Trust Medical College, Chittagong.
Consent: Permission was taken from college authorities and informed consent was taken from the participants of the Structured Questionnaire Survey.Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Cell Line Authentication Authentication: Study Instrument: A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and questionnaire was validated before survey. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Statistical analysis: Data was compiled, presented and and analyzed using Microsoft Excel … SciScore for 10.1101/2021.05.11.21257027: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Ethics IRB: Procedure: Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of BGC Trust Medical College, Chittagong.
Consent: Permission was taken from college authorities and informed consent was taken from the participants of the Structured Questionnaire Survey.Sex as a biological variable not detected. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Cell Line Authentication Authentication: Study Instrument: A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and questionnaire was validated before survey. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Statistical analysis: Data was compiled, presented and and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2007, and was expressed as percentage. Microsoft Excelsuggested: (Microsoft Excel, RRID:SCR_016137)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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