Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on College Students at Kuwait University Health Awareness and Methods of Prevention | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Educational Sciences | ||||
| Editorial, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2021, Page 87-106 PDF (1.09 MB) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejes.2021.201164 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Hanaa G. Al-Amari | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The world is witnessing a coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, a global outbreak that killed hundred thousands of people and infected millions according to the World Health Organization (WHO,2020). This study aims to examine the impact of coronavirus outbreak on college students attending Kuwait University and to measure their health awareness and perception about the best ways in fighting this pandemic. For the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was developed and distributed electronically to a sample of (120) undergraduate college students .The statistical analysis was made by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, 24). Data analysis include frequency distribution, percentages, mean, standard deviation, t-test and one way Anova test, it was used to test the effects of year of study of the students (freshmen, sophomore, junior ,and senior) ,and their college department ( Science or literature). The study revealed that most college students possessed a high level of health awareness about preventive measures from coronavirus. It was found that t-test was not significant .P value (0.862)is greater than 0,05 then we conclude that there is no significant evidence to reject null hypothesis and the department of study of the students, does not affect the level of health awareness between them. It was found that P value is (0,573) greater than 0,05 then we conclude that there is no significant evidence to reject null hypothesis , the year of study does not affect the level of health awareness about coronavirus between students referred to different stages of study. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Impact; coronavirus; pandemic; college students; prevention; health awareness | ||||
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