Philippine E-Journals

Preventive Practices Among Medical Technology Students of Universidad De Zamboanga Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Ylaiza Zerna S. Kipli | Deriama Jade J. Kong | Therese G. Sumicad

 

Abstract:

This study was conducted to determine the preventive practices among medical technology students amidst the COVID 19 pandemic. It sought to answer the following questions: (1) What is the level of preventive practices among medical technology students amidst COVID 19 pandemic? (2) Is there a significant difference between the levels of preventive practices among the medical technology students when grouped according to their profile? Weighted mean frequency was used to determine the level of preventive practices of the students on the medical technology program of Universidad de Zamboanga while T-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the significant difference between the level of preventive practices among the medical technology students when grouped according to their profile. The results showed that the level of preventive practices among Medical Technology Students of Universidad De Zamboanga Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has a grand mean of 4.5. Analysis of the results revealed that the respondents had a high level of preventive practices. Moreover, there is no significant difference in the level of preventive practices of respondents when grouped according to their profile; ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and year level.