Antecedents of self-protective behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

Context: Self-protective behavior (SPB) plays a significant role in controlling the spread of infection of a pandemic like coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Little research has been conducted to examine critical factors influencing SPB, especially in a developing country like Bangladesh.

Aims: This study aimed to develop and test a theoretical model based on the extended information-motivation-behavior (IMB) skills model to investigate factors associated with SPB among Bangladeshi people.

Comparison of the young aged and elderly female users' adoption of mHealth services.

The authors' aim in this study was to investigate the factors influencing the adoption of mHealth services between the young aged and the elderly female in Bangladesh. Using the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with three additional latent variables, i.e.