Lew C. Tacandong
Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan, Philippines
Title: The Risk of Exposure of COVID-19 among the Residents of Cagayan de Oro City
Biography
Biography: Lew C. Tacandong
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. As of 5 May 2021, there are 1,062,225 confirmed cases and 17,525 deaths in the Philippines (DOH, 2021). With this, the study aimed to assess the level of risk exposure to COVID-19 of the working individuals in Cagayan de Oro City according to age, nature of work, destination, mode of transportation, and application of self-protective measures. A total of seventy-eight (78) respondents were selected through convenience sampling. Findings show that most of the respondents are aged 21 to 35 years old (62.82%), work as office workers (53.85%), go to high risk areas such as neighborhoods, places of worship, and social gatherings (53.85%); ride low risk modes of transportation such as habal-habal, taxi, and private transportation (62.82%), and used four self-protective measures like face masks, face shields, alcohol-based sanitizer/rubbing alcohol, and clean gloves when going out (70.51%).
Those belonging to the age group of 21 to 35 years old had higher levels of risk exposure to COVID-19. There was a significant difference in the level of risk exposure when grouped according to age, destination, mode of transportation, and the application of self-protective measures. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the level of risk exposure to COVID-19 among the working individuals when grouped according to the nature of work. Overall, there was a low level of risk exposure to COVID-19 among the working individuals of Cagayan de Oro City.