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Banna MHA, Seidu AA, Mallick T, Rahman N, Sultana MS, Mouly HA, Alshahrani NZ, Akter N, Mahmud T, Hossain S, Sheikh A, Biswas A, Sahrin S, Hassan MN, Khan MSI. Knowledge regarding human monkeypox among a sample of undergraduate and post-graduate students from selected tertiary institutions in Bangladesh: An online-based cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0315677. [PMID: 39739877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2024] [Indexed: 01/02/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND The recent human monkeypox (mpox) outbreak in 2022 has become a serious concern due to its rapid expansion to various non-endemic countries. There is limited information about the knowledge regarding mpox among the Bangladeshi population. Therefore, this study's objectives were to: (i) determine the level of knowledge regarding mpox among undergraduate and post-graduate students in Bangladesh, and (ii) assess the determinants of knowledge regarding mpox among the study sample. METHODS An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 879 tertiary-level students from selected tertiary institutions (n = 13) in Bangladesh. The structured questionnaire consisted of two parts: (i) socio-demographic information and (ii) an assessment of knowledge regarding mpox. The Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test, and multivariable quantile regression model were employed. RESULTS The median age of the study participants was 23 years (IQR: 25-22). Low knowledge of mpox was found among study participants (20.7%, 23.2% and 56.1% had good, moderate and poor knowledge, respectively). The overall median knowledge score for mpox was 11 (IQR: 16-6). The median knowledge score of mpox significantly differed by participants' gender, study major, and academic education about mpox. In the quantile regression analysis, the association between gender and mpox knowledge was observed at the 25th (β = 1.343), 50th (β = 2.00) and 75th (β = 1.59) quantiles with females having more knowledge compared to males. The effects of study group were significant at 25th (β = 1.746), 50th (β = 1.5), 75th (β = 1.361) and 90th (β = 1.248) quantiles. Thus, those in medical or public health programs were likely to have more knowledge about mpox relative to those who were in non-medical related study groups. Students who received information about mpox during their education were more knowledgeable compared to those who had not, with statistical significance occurring at 10th (β = 3.711), 25th (β = 6.656), 50th (β = 5.75), 75th (β = 3.404) and 90th (β = 2.592) quantiles. CONCLUSION These findings imply that educational interventions about mpox should consider the gender dynamics and program of study among the students in Bangladesh.
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Affiliation(s)
- Md Hasan Al Banna
- Department of Food Microbiology, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
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- Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sanitation, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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- Department of Health, Society, & Behavior, UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Sanitation, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, Bangladesh
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Zhu P, Wang W, Qian M, Shi G, Zhang Q, Xu T, Xu H, Zhang H, Gu X, Ding Y, Lee A, Hayter M. Severe Loneliness and Isolation in Nursing Students during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Phenomenological Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 12:19. [PMID: 38200925 PMCID: PMC10778901 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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In 2022, COVID-19 continued to spread across the globe, and to stop the spread of the virus and protect people's health, universities across China continued to remain in a lockdown state. Loneliness is an important topic among college students, and the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated loneliness. This prolonged school lockdown was unprecedented and it caused severe social isolation and emotional loneliness for students. Few people know how nursing students experience loneliness and find a way through their experience. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to reveal the lived experiences of nursing students who indicated COVID-19 lockdown-related loneliness in a previous quantitative survey. We performed 20 semi-structured interviews with nursing students aged 19-23 yrs during their lockdown (April 2022 to June 2022). Our research applied Colaizzi's seven-step data analysis processes to reveal shared patterns in terms of how nursing students experienced lockdown and found the following four themes: emotional challenges associated with loneliness; causes of loneliness; positive and negative motivation to learn; and accepting solitude and reconstructing real life.
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- Pingting Zhu
- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (W.W.); (M.Q.); (G.S.); (Q.Z.); (T.X.); (H.X.); (H.Z.); (X.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Faculty of Health & Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6GX, UK; (A.L.); (M.H.)
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- Faculty of Health & Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6GX, UK; (A.L.); (M.H.)
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Sarker MS, Imtiaz A, Haque S, Mahmud KT. The link between Facebook addiction and depression among university students: Evidence from a lower-middle income country. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1755. [PMID: 38089595 PMCID: PMC10713871 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Background and Aims Among all the social media, Facebook is the most popular social networking site among students. That raises a chance of excessive Facebook usage being a form of addiction to hamper students' mental health. The primary goal of this study was to find the association of Facebook addiction with the depression level of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method Four hundred ten university students from Bangladesh were selected randomly as samples for this investigation. In this study, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale and nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire were used to assess the level of Facebook Addiction and depression status of the students, respectively. Ordered probit models were employed to identify the connection between Facebook addiction and depression. Ordinary least square models were utilized further to check the robustness of the findings. Results Ordered probit results confirm that Facebook addiction increases the likelihood of having heightened depression among university students. Besides, sex, household income, and history of being infected by COVID-19 also appeared to be correlated with the depression level of the students. Conclusion Creating opportunities for students to participate in more physically demanding outdoor activities should be prioritized as it could ultimately enhance their capacity to mitigate depression. Appropriate measures must be taken to increase the number of recreational facilities on the campus for students, considering their age, gender, and preferences.
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- Department of Management Information SystemsUniversity of DhakaDhakaBangladesh
- Department of Health PolicyLondon School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)LondonUK
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- Department of EconomicsRabindra University, BangladeshSirajganjBangladesh
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- Department of EconomicsRabindra University, BangladeshSirajganjBangladesh
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Shek DTL, Chai W, Dou D, Tan L, Wong T, Zhou K. Socio-demographic and mental health correlates of internet addiction amongst Hong Kong university students under COVID-19. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1248378. [PMID: 37671110 PMCID: PMC10475566 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Regarding the problem of Internet addiction (IA) amongst university students under the pandemic, there are several research gaps. Firstly, few studies have examined IA of university students in Hong Kong, which is a Chinese society heavily influenced by Western values. In addition, findings on the socio-demographic correlates and psychological well-being predictors of IA in university students are unclear. Finally, researchers have not systematically examined the interaction effects of socio-demographic factors (particularly gender and personal infection of COVID-19) and psychological morbidity on IA. This pioneer study aimed to investigate the predictive role of socio-demographic factors and psychological morbidity in IA, and the moderating effects of gender and personal infection of COVID-19 on the relationship between psychological morbidity and IA. Methods We conducted an online survey (N = 1,020 university students) during the ending phase of Wave 5 of the pandemic in Hong Kong (late 2022 to early 2023). Socio-demographic correlates included age, gender, living status, personal and family financial situation, student status, personal and family infection of COVID-19. Participants responded to validated measures of psychological morbidity, including depression, suicidal behavior, and hopelessness. Hierarchical regression and simple slope analyses were used to examine the predictive role of socio-demographic variables and psychological morbidity in IA and the interactive effect of gender and personal infection of COVID-19 with psychological morbidity on IA. Results Personal financial difficulty was a significant socio-demographic predictor of IA. Depression, suicidal behavior, and hopelessness positively predicted IA. We also found a significant interaction effect of gender and psychological morbidity on IA. While the predictive relationship between depression and IA was stronger in males than in females, hopelessness was more strongly related to IA in females than in males. Finally, there was a significant interaction effect of personal infection of COVID-19 and suicidal behavior on IA. Conclusion Personal financial difficulty was a socio-economic correlate of IA. Psychological morbidity also predicted IA. Gender and personal infection of COVID-19 moderated the linkage between psychological morbidity and IA. The findings of the study enhance our understanding of individual differences in IA in university students during the pandemic, particularly concerning different ecological risk factors.
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- Daniel T. L. Shek
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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