Health-seeking behavior and anxiety of cancer patients in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
Despite the barriers and risks posed by the pandemic, cancer patients prioritized their care. Given the need for continued cancer care and the elevated risk of COVID-19 among cancer patients, adapting measures to align with the population's real needs could prove highly beneficial.
Authors
- Md. Saimon
- Sifat Sharmin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-9723)
- Vivek Podder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3103-3043)
- Priya Singhania (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3707-955X)
- Munmun Mustafa
- Mridul Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4870-0642)
- Tahsin Tabassum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2067-5374)
- ANM Shamsul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-2207)
- Maisha Samiha
- Shahra Tanjim Moulee
- Sumona Haque Simu
- Faisal Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-6725)
- Bilkis Akhter Loken
- Sadia Mahmud Trisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4254-0361)
- Sumaiya Afrin
- Nur-A-Safrina Rahman
Institutions
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BD)
- American University (US)
- American InterContinental University (US)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- Save the Children (BD)
- Kamineni Hospitals (IN)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (BD)
- Bangladesh Maritime University (BD)
- University of York (GB)
- Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (BD)
- Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1650_24
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00