Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards CoVid-19 Among Residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
ABSTRACT
RIJAL M. AMILHUSSIN, ROSALINA A. ADJAD, ISMAEL T. IBRAHIM and MIMI I. JUL . Grade 12 – Hydra, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strand. Senior High School Students, S.Y. 2020-2021. Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades, Brgy. Pag-Asa, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards CoVid-19 Among Residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Adviser:
FERMIN J. HAMJA
The
ultimate aim of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice
towards CoVid-19 among residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: What is the profile of the respondents in terms
of gender, age, educational attainment, occupation and family monthly income?
To what extent are the knowledge, attitude and practice of the residents of
Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi towards CoVid-19? Is there a significant
difference on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the residents of Brgy.
Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi towards CoVid-19 between genders? Is there a
significant difference on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the residents
of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi towards CoVid-19 in terms of family monthly
income? Lastly, is there a significant difference on the overall results of
knowledge, attitude and practice of the residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi towards CoVid-19?
Further, the researchers
hypothesized that there is no significant difference on the knowledge, attitude
and practice of the residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi towards
CoVid-19 between genders, there is no significant difference on the knowledge,
attitude and practice of the residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
towards CoVid-19 in terms of family monthly income, and there is no significant
difference on the overall results of knowledge, attitude and practice of the
residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi towards CoVid-19.
Moreover, this study utilized the
descriptive-quantitative research design in which survey method was used to
gather data on the knowledge, attitude and practice towards CoVid-19 among
residents of Brgy. Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
Majority of the respondents are Tausug,
adhering to Islamic faith, have a monthly family income of below 5,000 and
reached elementary level of education. The findings revealed that female
residents have more knowledge, positive attitude and practice on CoVid-19 than
male residents at Brgy. Lamin, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
The respondents obtained a
mean of 3.93 (agree) on the
variable Knowledge 19,
3.87 (agree) on Attitude and 4.00 (agree) on
Practice . Overall, the respondents agreed on the
statements listed on variables knowledge, attitude and practice towards
CoVid-19 with an overall mean of 3.93.
The hypotheses tested on gender and monthly family
income were rejected as confirmed by the ANOVA (Analysis of Variance). While,
the hypothesis tested on the overall results was accepted.
To conclude, the findings suggest
that general the residents of Barangay Lamion in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi demonstrated
good knowledge, positive attitudes, and reasonable practice regarding COVID-19
during the outbreak.
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