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The current study investigated the motives that underlie support for COVID-19 preventive behaviorsin a large, cross-cultural sample of 12,758 individuals from 34 countries. We hypothesized that the associations of empathic prosocial concern and fear of disease, with support towards preventive COVID-19 behaviors would be moderated by the individual-level and country-level trust in the government. Results suggest that the association between fear of disease and support for COVID-19 preventive behaviors was strongest when trust in the government was weak (both at individual and country-level). Conversely, the association with empathic prosocial concern was strongest when trust was high, but this moderation was only found at individual-level scores of governmental trust. We discuss how both fear and empathy motivations to support preventive COVID-19 behaviors may be shaped by socio-cultural context, and outline how the present findings may contribute to a better understanding of collective action during global crises.
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Background: Kidney recipients constitute a vulnerable group of population and may have high risk of morbidity and mortality when infected with COVID-19. Objective(s): To a assess the overall outcome as well as the incidence and impact of COVID-19 among recipients who underwent transplantation during the pandemic Methods: A pre-designed follow up protocol was set to prospectively analyse the data obtaining from the recipients who underwent renal transplantation since 8 March 2010, the first appearance of COVID-19 in Bangladesh till 31 December, 2020. Outcome parameters were renal functional status;surgical, urological, immunological and medical complications;and incidence of COVID-19 and its outcome during the first 12 weeks post-transplant period. Result(s): Out of 100 patients, 82.0% were male and 18.0% were female. Serum creatinine levels (micromol/L) at 4, 8 and 12 weeks post-transplant were 200 in 6.0%, 5.0% and 6.0% respectively. Graft nephrectomy was done in 3 cases due to vascular complications. Five (5.0%) patients presented with symptoms of COVID-19, among them, 2 cases were confirmed with RT-PCR. There were 6 death cases, and septicaemia was the most common cause of death. The overall mortality rate was 6.0% in our study population but in COVID-19 confirmed cases it was 50.0%. Conclusion(s): During this pandemic, the overall outcome of renal transplantation was excellent and the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 among transplant recipients was not higher than the incidence observed in general population of Bangladesh. But among the COVID-19 confirmed recipients, mortality rate was significantly higher. Copyright © 2022 Bangladesh Medical Research Council. All rights reserved.
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From demographic contexts in Bangladesh, it is felt that the young consumers covering a major portion of the total population are more fashion conscious followed by global fashion trends. [...]young consumers are spending more money for purchasing fashion product than before gradually and projected to increase in coming days. [...]in our knowledge, rare work has been done to measure the young consumers' PI for eco-friendly apparel especially from young consumers' contexts in Bangladesh. [...]understanding the factors of PI of apparel consumers of Bangladesh would help fashion retailers and practitioners in adopting strategic marketing approach for eco-friendly products. [...]driven by key literature analysis and considering the emerging contexts, the formulated objective of this study is to investigate the interplay of influencing factors of eco-friendly apparel purchase behaviors in relation to Bangladeshi young consumers in light of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). According to TPB, behavioral intention is the most desired variable to predict specific behavior.
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The world experienced the outbreak of a new pandemic disease in 2019, known as coronavirus (CoV) disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The respiratory system is the organ system most commonly affected by COVID-19;however, several other organ systems have been reported to be affected. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in infected stub samples can cause lung contagion by binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor of the alveolar epithelial cells. The gut microbiota (GM) promote immunity, indicating that the alignment of the microbiota and corresponding metabolic processes in COVID-19 can help to identify novel biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for this disease. The cause of kidney damage in COVID-19 patients is possibly multifactorial, involving a complex mechanism that involves complement dysregulation and thrombotic microangiopathy, as well as the occurrence of a "cytokine storm" syndrome, which are immune responses that are abandoned and dysfunctional with unfavorable prognosis in severe COVID-19 cases. Furthermore, COVID-19 involves a continuous proliferation and activation of macrophages and lymphocytes. SARS-CoV-2 can also bind to the ACE-2 receptor expressed in the cerebral capillary endothelial cells that can invade the blood-brain wall, to penetrate the brain parenchyma. However, in the ongoing pandemic, there has been a surge in studies on a wide range of topics, including causes of respiratory failure, asymptomatic patients, intensive care patients, and survivors. This review briefly describes the damaging effects of COVID-19 on vital human organs and the inhibitory function of the ACE-2 receptor on the GM, which causes gut dysbiosis, and thus, this review discusses topics that have an opportunity for further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Pure & Applied Microbiology is the property of Dr. M. N. Khan and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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The state in Bangladesh has instituted a series of policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic that reflects structural stigma. Stigma is now considered a complex phenomenon rather than just one set of beliefs. Thus, the level and correlates of stigma toward individuals and households that have become positive with the Coronavirus are of critical interest and importance. This article describes the nature of the Bangladesh government's unusual labeling practices as a structural stigma and examines the stigma levels among Bangladeshi adults. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,056 adult respondents. We used 10 Likert items (alpha = 0.630) to measure the level of stigmatized attitudes related to COVID-19. The data were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and correlation coefficients to identify the factors associated with the dependent variable at the bivariate level. The multiple linear regression model was also fitted. The findings of the study show that 90.8% of the respondents had at least one stigmatized attitude. The regression analysis result shows that marital status, educational attainment, place of residence, risk perception, and attitudes toward COVID-19 were the most significant factors of stigmatized attitudes among the population in Bangladesh. This study suggests that state-sponsored labeling of COVID-19 positive people should be stopped immediately, and the privacy and confidentiality of the COVID-19 positive people should be appropriately maintained. Health education programs should also be adopted for all age groups to decrease negative attitudes toward this disease by increasing their knowledge and awareness for preventing COVID-19. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)