CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter comprises of the presentation, analysis and discussion of the data

collected by the researchers.

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age, civil status, educational

attainment, income level, and household.

Table 1 shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the profile

variables as to age, civil status, educational attainment, income level, and

household.

Table 1.1

Frequency and Percentage Distribution Table of the Study Participants’ Profile

as to Age

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Variable (Age) Frequency Percentage

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43-45 1 2.5%

38-42 10 25%

33-37 12 30%

28-32 4 10%

23-27 8 20%

18-22 5 12.5%

N=40 Total=100%

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 As shown in Table 1.1, there are 12.5% of study participants from

ages 18-22, followed by 20% from ages 23-27, 10% from ages 28-32, 30%

from ages 33-37, 25% from ages 38-42 and 2.5% from ages 43-45. The

behavioral responses to COVID-19 varied by age, and the changes by age

over time were dependent on the types of behaviors. When the pandemic

first spread out, older people were no different than younger people in

terms of adopting protective personal habits. As the pandemic advanced,

older people soon began to participate in COVID-19 infection prevention

behaviors. This suggests that older people would be more cautious and

adhere to suggested health practices. Other research found that in the

COVID-19 pandemic scenario, older people were more likely to participate

in personal safe habits, extending previous experience. Older people may

have realized that they are more vulnerable to the virus's negative effects

and have felt a greater need to practice better hygiene, quarantine, and

social distancing. This knowledge may have been rapidly absorbed after

the pandemic began, and daily rises in infections and deaths were

registered, allowing for a large part of the behavioral response to be

observed. (Kim & Crimmins, 2020). This is affirmed by the results of this

study, which indicate that majority (30%) of the study participants belong to

the age group of 33-37 years old.

 Table 1.2

SINGLE (16) 40.0%

MARRIED (20) 60.0%

WIDOWER (4) 10.0%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0%

Frequency and Percentage Distribution Table of the Study Participants’

Profile as to Civil Status

As shown in Table 1.2, there are 60% of study participants who are Single,

followed by 40% who are Married, and 10% who are a Widower. The ultimate aim of

understanding the fundamentals of COVID-19 prevention and control is implementation

in practice, which means being able to properly take preventive steps, control the

source of infection, cut off the transmission path, and protect vulnerable groups.

Awareness, attitude, profession, civil status, education level, and place of residence

were the key factors influencing the public's protective conduct, according to the results
of multiple linear regression analysis. In particular, marital/civil status had an impact on

KAP. Unmarried, divorced, or widowed people had a greater grasp of knowledge, more

involved protective attitudes, and higher adherence rates to protective behaviors than

married people. This may be because, in addition to self-defense, married people have

the duty of caring for their families. As a result, they are more likely to think about

security, have a more optimistic outlook, and take effective preventive measures (Gao

et al., 2020). This is proven by the results of this study, which indicate that majority

(30%) of the study participants belong to the age group of 33-37 years old.