Open AccessEFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON PERSONAL HYGIENE HABITS AMONG THE STUDENTS OF THE OYO STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, LANLATE
Author(s) -
Adeolu Tunde Ogundele,
Olukayode Oladipo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced academic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2488-9849
DOI - 10.46654/ij.24889849.a697324
Subject(s) - sanitation , hygiene , personal hygiene , hand washing , personal protective equipment , environmental health , covid-19 , face masks , data collection , government (linguistics) , oral hygiene , medicine , psychology , disease , family medicine , dentistry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , pathology
This study attempts an evaluation of the effects that the outbreak of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) have on the personal hygiene habits among the students’ of the Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate. The study used empirical survey of three hundred randomly selected students from the six schools of the college. Questionnaire, oral interview and personal observation were used as instruments of data collection. Data collected were analysed through the use of table and simple percentages. The findings showed that the awareness of the existence of COVID-19 was very high though some respondents doubt the existence of the disease. The study also revealed that there was improvement in the personal hygiene habits of the students this is depicted in constant washing of hands with soaps, improved environmental sanitation, wearing of face masks among other habits. Inadequate supply of potable water, defective campaign against the disease, high cost of hand sanitisers and face masks hinder the observation of COVID-19 protocols. It was recommended that government should improve on potable water supply to the people, materials needed to stop the spread of the virus should be subsidized or distributed free and people should improve their personal hygiene and environmental sanitation habits.