PARTICIPANT’S DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
The figure 1 above shows the gender distribution of 77 participants of which 70 respondents were female, 5 respondents were male, 1 fall under others and 1 participant prefer not to answer. The figure shows that most of the participants were females and less were others and prefer not to answer.
The figure 2 above shows the age percentages of 77 participants. The age groups were categorized as follow 18-22, 23-26, 27-30 and 30+. In the figure, it can be seen that high percentage of 54.5% of the respondents are in the age range of 18-22, followed by 28.6% in the age range of 23-26. This mean that most of the respondents are the younger people between the range of 18-2 years of old which made up the total of 83% of the respondents in the study. Low responses came from the age range of 30+ with the percentage of 11.7% followed by the age range of 27-30 with 5.2%.
Table 1 Religion of the participants
Religions
|
Frequency
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Percentages
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Christian
|
68
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88.3%
|
Muslim
|
0
|
0%
|
Catholic
|
5
|
6.5%
|
Others
|
4
|
5.2%
|
Total
|
77
|
100%
|
Table 1 above shows different type of region of the respondents. Above it shows that most of the respondents in the study are Christians which makes up a total of 88.3% of the participants, followed by Catholic religion with 6.5%. Fewer participants belong to other religions that were not mentioned which makes up 5.2% of the respondents. None of the participants was of a Muslim religion, so it gave 0% of the respondents.
The Figure 3 in a pie chart above illustrates the level of education of the participants completed. From the chart above, majority completed secondary school, making up the highest percentage of 96% participants, followed by fewer respondents those with certificate in enrolled nurse that makes up 4% of the participants. None of the participants have the qualification of diploma in nursing and this makes up 0% of the respondents.
KNOWLEDGE REGARDING GCOVID-19 PREVENTION
In figure 4 above shows that majority (97.4%) of the participants (75) out of 77 respondents believe that COVID-19 is virus which, followed by fewer respondents who believe COVID-19 is an infection (1) and that COVID-19 is disease (1).
The above figure 5 shows that out of 77 respondents 67 (87%) of them think that the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Wuhan which is the answer that got most of the respondents, fewer participants of 10 (13%) think COVID-19 first case was identified in Italy. No participant thinks that firs case of COVID-19 was identified in Namibia (0%).
Table 2 What year was COVID-19 detected in Namibia?
Years
|
Frequency
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2022
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0
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2019
|
26
|
2020
|
51
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Total
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77
|
The table 2 above indicates that majority 51 (66%) of the respondents indicated the correct year, 2020 for the first detection of COVID-19 and only fewer 26 (34%) of them indicated a wrong year 2019 as when COVID-19was first detected. None of the participants chose the year 2022.
The bar graph in figure 6 illustrate that more of the respondents with the total of 70 (91%) indicated the correct answers that COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, and only fewer respondents with the total of 6 (9%) that took part indicated that COVID-19 is caused by monkeys while only 1 participants also believed that it is caused by C6H12O6.
The pie chart figure 7 above shows the organization issued the official name COVID-19. The highest percentage of the respondents correctly chose World health organization that makes it the total percentage of 95%; fewer respondents of 4% chose a lab tech as the answer followed by only 1% of the participants who chose the government.
Table 3 When was the name COVID-19 given?
Date/month/year
|
Frequency
|
Percentage
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25 December 2019
|
52
|
67.5%
|
1 January 2022
|
0
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0%
|
11 February 2020
|
25
|
32.5%
|
Total
|
77
|
100%
|
As it is shown in table 3 above most of the participants (67.5%) that took part in the study believe that the name COVID-19 was give on the 25 December 2019 which is the wrong answer, while fewer (32.5%) indicate the correct answer that the name was given on the 11 February 2020. None of the participants think 1 January 2022 is the right answer.
Above it is indicated in figure 8 that, a percentage of 89.6% that is the highest respondents chose the correct answer hyperactive flowed by fewer 6.5% who chose cough the wrong answer. The least percentage of 3.9% chose sore throat the wrong answer as well.
Sinopharm vaccine was correctly chosen by most of the respondents with the total of 71 (92.2%), fewer participants chose influenza with total of 5 (6.9%) followed by Rubella vaccine which has the lowest respondents of only 1 (1.29%) figure 9.
In figure 10, above 53.2% of the respondents wrongly chose red cell raptors followed by 36.4% who correctly chose ACE2 and the answer with the lowest percentages of 10.4% wrongly chose CD4.
Table 4 which one is not a lung complication for COVID-19?
Lung complication
|
Frequency
|
Pneumonia
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5
|
Meningitis
|
71
|
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
|
1
|
Total
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77
|
In table 4 above it is indicated that COVID-19 causes some lung complication, as classified in the table above. The participants had different views about the correct answers above; so, they chose as follow, 71 (92%) of the participants chose the correct answer meningitis which has the highest range of respondents.
Followed by 5 (6.5%) of the participants who chose the wrong answer pneumonia and the lowest participants of 1 (1.3%) chose the wrong answer acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Due to COVID-19 the body can experience systematic complication. Figure 11 indicated the systematic complications from which the respondents chose the answer they believe is the correct answer. 76, 6% of the participants chose the correct answer Brain metastases and fewer (11.7%) chose Coagulopathy and Arrhythmias (11.7%) which have the same percentage of the respondents and wrong answers
Figure 12 shows that majority 65 (84.4%) of the respondents chose the correct answer which is alopecia as the complication of COVID-19 followed by 9 (11.7%) of the participants who chose acute liver damage and fewer 3 (3.9%) chose acute cardiac injury and both of those answers are wrong.
All the participants 100% (77) believe that everyone is at risk of getting COVID-19 which is correct, and 0% of the participants did not choose male nor female because they believe it is not the right answer figure 13.
PRACTICES REGARDING COVID-19 PREVENTION
Table 5 Question 1-4
Questions
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True
|
False
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Total
|
1.Washing of hands once a day is the best way to prevent COVID-19?
|
27 (35%)
|
50 (64.9%)
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- (100%)
|
2. After being vaccinated one cannot be infected with COVID-19?
|
2 (2.6%)
|
75 (97%)
|
- (100%)
|
3. Wearing a well-fitting three-layer mask is one of a prevention practice?
|
74 (96%)
|
3 (3.9%)
|
- (100%)
|
4. Steaming with hot water and drinking warm water before going to sleep and in the morning after waking up, eating lemons, onions and ginger can help with treating COVID-19?
|
76 (98.7%)
|
1 (1.3%)
|
77 (100%)
|
Table. 5 above is presenting question 1 to question 4 in section C. This question was about the practice regarding COVID-19 prevention among third year nursing degree students at University of Namibia, Main Campus. All the 77 (100%) students answered this question by choosing the true/false which they believed is the right answer.
For question 1, 64.9% of the participants chose true the correct answer, 35% took False which is wrong. Question 2, the highest respondents (97%) who chose the correct answer which is False and the lowest responses came from 2.6% the wrong answer. 96% chose True the correct one and 3.9% chose False the answer which is wrong. Majority of 98.7% correctly answered True and 1.3% wrongly answer False.
The figure 14 indicates that most of the respondents 37 (48%) believe that avoid touching any part of the face or head is the right answer as shown above that 37 participants chose that answer, followed by getting vaccinated with 25 (32.5%) of the respondents and fewer participants of 8 (10.4%) chose covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. The lease answered chose is clean and disinfect surfaces by only 7 (9%) of the respondents.
The findings in figure 15 indicate that 1 meter was the answered chosen by the majority (88%) of the respondents and correct, followed by 100 millimeters with 8% then 5 meters of 4% by the least of the respondents which are all wrong.
Majority 70 (90.9%) of the respondents indicated the correct answer that stools has low chances of transmitting COVID-19 followed by 5% who chose respiratory droplets and 4% who chose saliva, the lowest respondents of participant chose mucous all the wrong options figure 16.
COVID-19 can be spread in many ways, above are some ways on how COVID-19 does not spread. The findings in figure 17 indicate that the majority 72 (93.5%) of the participants were knowledgeable that swimming does not cause spread of COVID-19 and only 5 (6.5%) did not know that hugging a sweeting person causes spread of COVID-19. None of the participants chose sharing a mask nor shaking hands.