Academic Research Journal on Health Information Management

Vol. 2(2), pp. 9-23, December 2021

ISSN: 2734-2190

https://doi.org/10.14662/arjhim2021100

 

Full Length Research

 

 

The impact of religion, gender and location on the practice of covid – 19 preventive measures among residents in Bayelsa State

 

Ikemike Dolfina Olaitari (Ph.D)

 

Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. PMB 178 Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. E-mail: dolfike1@gmail.com. Postal Address, P.O.Box 772, Yenagoa Bayelsa State. Nigeria. (2348036690914)

 

Accepted 12 December 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID -19 pandemic has become a major public health challenge globally with unprecedented measures being adopted to control the rapid spread of the epidemic. The impact of Religion, Gender and Location on the Practice of COVID – 19 Preventive Measures are very critical to the effectiveness, adherence and success of the control measures adopted of this pandemic in a country. Hence this study investigated the impact of religion, gender and location on COVID -19 preventive measures among residents in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross- sectional survey design was adopted for this study. The population for the study comprised of 1,500 residents, aged 20 years and above in Bayelsa State. The research instrument was a self -structure questionnaire. Multu- stage stratified random sampling technique was used; Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to get the 10% of respondents representing each stratum. Descriptive statistics of item mean and criterion mean was used to make comparison to either accept or reject item at 2.5. Analysis of the data included inferential statistics of one-way ANOVA and t- test (using the statistical package for social sciences – SPSS). Results: the study found out that there is statistically significant difference in the awareness of the practice of COVID -19 preventive measures in Bayelsa State, based on impact of religion; there is no statistically significant difference on the awareness of the practice of COVID -19 preventive measures in Bayelsa State, based on impact of gender and there is also no statistically significant difference on the awareness of the practice of COVID -19 preventive measures in Bayelsa State, based on impact of location.

 

Keywords: Covid-19, Pandemic, Location, Gender, Religion

Paper type: research