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    A Cross-Sectional Study of COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Risk Perceptions, and Preventive Practices Among Pharmacy Students in Bangladesh
    (SAGE Open Medicine, 2022-01-18) Ether, Sadia Afruz; Emon, Faisal Abdullah; Roknuzzaman, ASM; Rakibuzzaman, Md.; Rahman, Fahad Imtiaz; Islam, Md Rabiul
    Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is a threat to public health that impacts the life of frontline pharmacists as they are more susceptible to getting infected by the coronavirus. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices associated with coronavirus disease 2019 among pharmacy students of Bangladesh to evaluate their preparedness as future frontline workers against the ongoing pandemic. Methods: An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted among pharmacy undergraduate students of Bangladesh during the early months of the pandemic in April 2020. Respondents voluntarily submitted an online questionnaire regarding sociodemographics, knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices related to coronavirus disease 2019. Results: A total of 418 participants submitted their responses, and we included 395 responses for final analysis. The mean age of the participants was 20.65 years. The study revealed that out of 395 pharmacy students, 68 (17.2%) had high levels of knowledge, 210 (53.2%) possessed high risk perceptions regarding coronavirus disease 2019, and 165 (41.7%) were adopting high levels of preventive practices. Average scores for knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices were 5.7, 8.4, and 8.2 out of 10. Chi-square test and logistic regression analyses showed that having high knowledge levels was associated with high risk perceptions regarding coronavirus disease 2019. Similarly, higher risk perceptions were associated with having high knowledge and preventive measures, while higher preventive measures were associated with female gender, low monthly family income, and having high risk perceptions. Conclusion: We found moderate knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices related to coronavirus disease 2019 among the undergraduate pharmacy students. We recommend awareness-building discussions or seminars focusing on pharmacy students. In addition, the upgradation of the existing curriculum may help future pharmacists.
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    COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENDOPARASITIC INFESTATION IN CHANNA PUNCTATUS (BLOCH, 1793) COLLECTED FROM HATCHERY AND SEWAGE LAGOON
    (Daffodil International University, 2011-07-01) Rakibuzzaman, Md.; Raknuzzaman, Md.; Bhuiyan, Aminul Islam; Hasan, Mehedi Mahmudul
    The present study was conducted to identify and determine the prevalence and intensity of infestation brought about by the endoparasites in Channa punctatus (Bloch,1793) from different water bodies of varying water quality in Bangladesh. The prevalence of endoparasites in the host fish Channa punctatus was 91.30% in female and 88.88% in male fishes, among them in sewage water fishes the prevalence was 85.71% in female and 86.66% in male and in fishes collected from a hatchery the prevalence was 100% in both the male and female fishes. The intensities of infestation in Channa punctatus was 6.78 in female and 6.55 in male fish collected from hatchery; and in sewage water fishes the intensity was 3.50 in females and 1.15 in males respectively. Six parasite species were found from polluted water fishes and seven species of parasites were recorded from fresh water fishes. The intensity and the prevalence were higher in host fishes collected from hatchery than the sewage water host fishes.