BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA Journal of BMANA 2231-2196 0975-5241 104 Medical Association Comparison of COVID-19 Prevention Knowledgein Bangladeshi Americans vs. Bangladeshis 28 02 2025 3 1 1 11 This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009 2009 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

This survey illustrated some similarities, differences, and gaps in COVID-19 prevention knowledge of people living in a developed (US) and a developing (Bangladesh) country. Population-based data were collected with bilingual (English, Bangla) online surveys during February-March 2020 from Bangladeshi Americans living in the US and Bangladeshis living in Bangladesh. There were 1,604 study respondents (US=850, BD=754). Knowledge about preventive measures were significantly higher in the US compared to Bangladesh, e.g., handwash (US 98%,BD 92%), cover cough (US 93%, BD 83%), stay home if sick (US 89%, BD 71%). Majority (US 52%, BD73%)of the respondents said that it was difficult to find reliable information. In the US, the main sources of information were CDC 38%, social media 35%, and TV 14%. In Bangladesh, the main sources of information were social media 53%, WHO-NHS 21%, and IEDCR 10%. Only 3% respondents received information from physicians and