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Therefore, this study aimed to explore the validity and reliability of the COVID-19 Coping Scale among working-age individuals and to assess whether coping with COVID-19-related stress could influence SHB in this population. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the population of the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. A total of 263 working-age individuals (19\u201365 years) participated in the study. The present study results confirmed the COVID-19 Coping Scale was a valid and reliable instrument for this population. Moreover, the present finding indicated decreased odds of SHB for individuals who rated lower scores on coping with COVID-19 compared to individuals who rated higher scores; the result remained significant after controlling for gender and education (OR 0.68, 95% CI: 0.54\u20130.87). The present study suggests two important findings: (i) the instrument used in this study was valid and reliable in this population, and (ii) coping with COVID-19-related stress may be an important aspect of practicing SHB. Policymakers may use the highlighted findings to facilitate sustainable health behavior for long-term health benefits and to tackle future pandemics like COVID-19 or in a similar context.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/epidemiologia4010009","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,21]],"date-time":"2023-03-21T04:48:01Z","timestamp":1679374081000},"page":"85-93","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Coping with COVID-19 Pandemic and Sustained Health Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Monaemul Islam","family":"Sizear","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Open Development LLC, and Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh, 54, Inner Circular Road, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4415-7942","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gloria","family":"Macassa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Sports Science, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of G\u00e4vle, Kungsbacksv\u00e4gen 47, 80176 G\u00e4vle, Sweden"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Rocky Khan","family":"Chowdhury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7558-4168","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mamunur","family":"Rashid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Sports Science, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of G\u00e4vle, Kungsbacksv\u00e4gen 47, 80176 G\u00e4vle, Sweden"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"WHO (2018). 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