Knowledge about COVID-19 among university students before the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Philippines
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The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of the students about Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) before the Philippines government implements the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. A descriptive research design was conducted among the students of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, San Isidro Campus. The sample size was computed by using the Epi-Info version 2000 Computer Programme. Questionnaire was used to collect data that was composed of the profile, questions regarding their knowledge about COVID-19 and their source of knowledge. Permission to conduct and informed consent was obtained before the respondent answer the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using various statistical tools. Majority of the respondents had an average and good knowledge while sex was the only variable that differs significantly in their knowledge about COVID-19. Social media and seminars in the school were among their primary source of knowledge. It is concluded that students‟ knowledge about COVID-19 was sufficient. However, the absence of vaccines against COVID-19, prevention and control of the disease was the only way to fight it which requires organizing health education campaigns in different communities to disseminate more information on how everybody can effectively deal with this pandemic.
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During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge on COVID-19 among Filipino students was average (63.83%) to good (23.08%).
“During the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge on COVID-19 among the Filipino students was average (63.83%) to good (23.08%) [32].”
From Digital health literacy, online information-seeking behaviour, and satisfaction of Covid-19 information among the university students of East and South-East Asia (2022) · cites this paper as [32]
Section 3.2 reports the exact figures: 63.83% of respondents had average knowledge and 23.08% had good knowledge. The study’s Abstract limits those findings to students at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology’s San Isidro Campus, rather than Filipino students generally. (LLM, conf=0.83)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Malaysia and the Philippines, the first wave of COVID-19 started in the first quarter of 2020.
“In Malaysia and the Philippines, the first wave of COVID-19 started in the first quarter of 2020 [31, 32].”
From Digital health literacy, online information-seeking behaviour, and satisfaction of Covid-19 information among the university students of East and South-East Asia (2022) · cites this paper as [32]
The paper states that the Philippines placed Luzon under enhanced community quarantine by March 2020 because of local COVID-19 transmission (Research Method, p. 423). That supports COVID-19 activity in the Philippines during the first quarter, but the paper does not identify when a first wave began or address Malaysia. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAmong Filipino university students, social media was one of the main information sources.
“Among Filipino university students, social media was one of the main information sources [32].”
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Htay, M. N. N., Parial, L. L., Tolabing, M. C., Dadaczynski, K., Okan, O., Leung, A. Y. M., & Su, T. T. (2022) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266276 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
- Authors
- Santiago, J. M., & Cajucom, R. L.
- Affiliations
- Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (PH)
- Venue
- International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
- Published
- 2020-12-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 421
- ISSN
- 2252-8806 (ISSN-L)
- 2620-4126
- OpenAlex
- W3049057234
- Cited by
- 9
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- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
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- 3.00
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
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- International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Keywords
- COVID-19 knowledge, university students, enhanced community quarantine, health information sources, social media, health education, COVID-19 prevention and control, sex differences in knowledge, Luzon
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