| dc.description.abstract | This study was carried out to establish the level of awareness and adherence towards Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in secondary schools and surrounding communities in Gayaza town. 150 respondents were selected, among those; 100 were from the surrounding communities, 40 were secondary school learners, and 10 were secondary school administrators, 5 secondary schools were selected for the study. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and observation sheets.
Results from the study shown that, 91.3%% of the respondents were aware about the existence of COVID-19. 83%, 100% and 100% of the community members, learners, and secondary school administrators had knowledge about how someone can get COVID-19 while 17% of community members didn’t have knowledge about how someone can get COVID-19. The frequently mentioned way of transmission was ―contact with an infected person‖.
The study also revealed that; 90.3%, 100% and 100.0% of the community members, learners and school administrators respectively had knowledge about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 while 9.6% of community members didn’t have knowledge about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19. 83%, 100% and 100.0% of the community members, learners and school administrators respectively had knowledge about how the spread of COVID-19 while 17% of community members didn’t have knowledge about the spread of COVID-19.95%, 84.3% and 100% of community members, learners and administrators respectively had knowledge about how to control covid 19 and 5%, 15.6% of the learners and community members respectively didn’t know how to control covid 19.The major sources of awareness about COVID-19 was revealed to be television and radio.
The results revealed that, 53%and 0% and 0% of the community members learners, and administrators respectively put on a face mask when they are in public, 36.14%, 100% and 100% of community members, learners, and administrators respectively put on a face mask the whole day, 10.84%, 0% and 0% of community members, learners, and administrators respectively never put on a face mask. 71.1%, 92.5%, and 100%of the community members, learners and administrators respectively wash their hands with soap and water many times a day. 25.3%, 7.5% and 0% of the community members, learners and administrators respectively wash their hands only once a day and 3.61% of the community members never wash their hand. 6.02%, 0% and 100%of the community members, learners and administrators respectively use hand sanitizers
many times a day. 36.14%,37.5% and 0%of community members, learners and administrators respectively use hand sanitizers once a day, 45.78%,62.5% and 0% of community members, learners and administrators respectively never use sanitizers.
According to the results obtained from the secondary school administrators of the respective secondary schools; 80% of the secondary schools provide face masks to the learners while 20% do not,100.0% of the secondary schools have temperature guns, hand washing facilities with soap and water, and sanitizers. On the issue of social distancing in class; 71.4% of the secondary schools did it by re-streaming the learners, 28.6% did it by assigning private positions to each learner in class.
The study revealed that; 86.75%, 87.5% and 100% of the community members, learners and secondary school administrators face challenges when implementing the S.O.Ps, while; 15.7%, 12.5% and0% of the community members, learners and secondary school administrators don’t face challenges when implementing the S.O.Ps. Majority of the learners and community members face challenges with the use of face masks. The challenges of secondary schools are mainly financial and managerial. | en_US |
