Published May 22 2020 Erick T. Baloran Knowledge Attitudes Anxiety and Coping Strategies of Students During COVID 19 Pandemic
Published May 22 2020 Erick T. Baloran Knowledge Attitudes Anxiety and Coping Strategies of Students During COVID 19 Pandemic
Published May 22 2020 Erick T. Baloran Knowledge Attitudes Anxiety and Coping Strategies of Students During COVID 19 Pandemic
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Strategies of Students during COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of Loss and Trauma, DOI:
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Introduction
In January 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus
infection, COVID-19, as a public health emergency of worldwide concern
(World Health Organization, 2020a). The first recorded death outside
Wuhan, China, was in the Philippines on February 20, 2020, and WHO
declared COVID-19 in March 2020 as a pandemic (World Health
Organization, 2020b). In the Philippines, WHO has been working with the
Department of Health (DOH) and other national stakeholders and partners
to increase the country’s capability to address the COVID-19 pandemic
(World Health Organization, 2020c). Besides, the DOH participated in the
WHO Solidarity trial to assist in COVID-19 global response (World Health
Organization, 2020d). Moreover, Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ)
was implemented by the government to help the country’s efforts to curb
the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (David et al., 2020). In the
context of social impact, the COVID-19 crisis in the country appears that
the effect is on the lower-income classes (National Economic and
Development Authority, 2020).
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological and emo-
tional impact is also evident. Its emergence and spread create a lot of con-
cern for people leading to increased levels of anxiety (Roy et al., 2020).
COVID-19 crisis has also made an impact on the context of Philippine
Education. Classes were postponed due to lockdown. The majority of col-
leges and universities also faced current challenges with virtual learning
(Talidong & Toquero, 2020). In particular, Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) are prompted to establish management approaches regarding pan-
demics to encourage positive health behavior among students (Akan et al.,
2010). Considering the relevance of all the above conditions, this study
aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, anxiety, and personal coping strat-
egies of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern
Philippines.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study conducted among two local private col-
leges in the province of Davao del Sur, Southern Philippines, from April 25
– May 8, 2020. The researcher conducted this study during the increasing
rate of COVID-19 pandemic cases in the Philippines, where Davao del Sur
was under Enhanced Community Quarantine. Student respondents were
determined using the snowball technique who answered the online survey
developed through Google forms with an appended consent form. The sur-
vey link was sent to the student respondents via social media. The set of
questions was adapted from the study of Akan et al. (2010), Khalid et al.
(2016), and Roy et al. (2020) and was modified to suit in the context of the
study. The study involved only those students who had access to the inter-
net. There were a total of 530 students, including college and senior high
school, who responded in the online survey.
Notes on contributor
Erick T. Baloran is the Research Coordinator and a faculty of the College of Teacher
Education of the University of Mindanao – Bansalan College. He finished his Master’s
Degree in Education major in Language Teaching at Davao del Sur State College, Digos
City, Philippines, and is presently pursuing his Ph.D. Degree in Education major in
Applied Linguistics at the University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City,
Philippines. His research interests include Social Science researches such as case studies on
crime, Educational Management, English Language Teaching, Linguistics, and currently on
the impact of COVID-19 to students, teachers, and community.
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