Assessment of NCDC Covid 19 Safety Compliance among Market Women

Abstract

The study examined the assessment of NCDC covid 19 safety compliance among market women. In order to carry out this study, specified research objectives were drawn from which null hypotheses were formulated and used for the study. The research design for this study is a survey design. The population of the study consisted of all the market women in Urua mbakara. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 383 respondents out of the population. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. The instrument was validated by experts in Test and Measurement. Crombach Alpha reliability technique was used for testing the reliability of the instrument. Data from completed questionnaires was subjected to percentage analysis. The finding showed and concludes that there is significant effect of covid-19 safety compliance has played a major role among market women in Akwa Ibom. Covid 19 safety compliance has help to prevent the spread of virus among market women in Akwa Ibom State and this is in form of the use of face mask among market women, physical distancing among market women, regular hand washing among market women, use of hand sanitizer among market women and compliance to vaccination among market women. The study recommended that market women should comply strictly to use of face mask because facemask are able to interrupt the particles and airborne viruses sufficiently, such that these pathogens do not reach the breathing zones of people nearby. Outside the hospital environment, the effectiveness of facemasks in containing the spread of airborne diseases in the general population has been diminished largely due to improper use and lack of user compliance.