Chester C. Deocaris, Jan Bernel P. Padolina, Jonna Karla C. Bien, Ma. Lisa T.
Yanes, Lutzer U. Reyes, Ruthela P. Payawal, Carl Luis P. Flestado, Jeff Ryan S.
Magalong, Rufel Joy O. Co, Paola P. Sevilla, and Lourdes V. Alvarez,
Deparment of Physical Sciences, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila, Philippines.
Research Management Office, PUP, Manila, Philippines.
Department of Biology, PUP, Manila, Philippines.
Department of Psychology, PUP, Manila, Philippines.
Medical Services Department, PUP, Manila, Philippines.
Information and Communication Technology Office, PUP, Manila, Philippines.
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina – Marikina, Philippines
ccdeocaris@pup.edu.ph*
Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Sustainable Development
Vol. 10. No. 1, pp. 1-9
March 2022
ISSN 2782-8557
The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of a Philippine university students towards COVID-19 during the enhanced community quarantine 364 KB 5 downloads
Chester C. Deocaris, Jan Bernel P. Padolina, Jonna Karla C. Bien, Ma. Lisa T. Yanes,...The first cases of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 were confirmed in the Philippines as early as January 2020. By March 2020, Metro Manila was placed under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the first time from March 17 to May 31, 2020. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of students in a state university towards COVID-19 during the first ECQ. An online survey was conducted from April 5 to May 5, 2020, during the ECQ. The tool used was designed to collect students’ KAP towards COVID-19. About six hundred fifty-eight (658) respondents participated in the online survey. The students were highly aware of the information about the severity, symptoms, transmission, and preventive measures of COVID-19. The students also strongly agreed with the preventive practices (i.e., quarantine, hygiene, social distancing, etc.). Exceptional practice scores were observed among female respondents, especially in items related to hygiene. Student respondents agreed with the attitudes expected in a calamity such as the pandemic. Most of the KAP items were found independent of theres pondent’s age. This paper shows a high level of KAP among students in a Philippine state university. Health agencies are encouraged to update the knowledge on COVID-19 to improve attitudes and preventive practices of students as the world prepares for future surges of the disease.
Keywords – Attitudes, COVID-19, knowledge, practices, quarantine, students