Table 1.
Distribution of Respondents in terms of Age
Age Frequency Percentage
21-25 30 25.42
26-30 31 26.27
31-35 7 5.93
36-40 11 9.32
41-45 27 22.88
46-50 8 6.78
51-55 1 0.85
56-60 2 1.69
61-65 1 0.85
Total 118 100
Table 1 shows the distribution of the respondents in terms of age. Of the 118 respondents,
26.27% belong to the age bracket 26-30. This is followed by the age brackets 21-25 and 41-45
with percentage of 25.42 and 22.88 respectively.
Table 2. Distribution of Respondents in terms of Sex
Sex Frequency Percentage
Male 34 28.81
Female 84 71.19
Total 118 100
Table 2 shows the distribution of the respondents in terms of sex. The respondents are
female dominated with a percentage of 71.19. The remaining 28.81 % are male.
Table 3. Distribution of Respondents in terms of Civil Status
Civil Status Frequency Percentage
Single 50 42.37
Married 64 54.24
Separated 2 1.69
Widowed 2 1.69
Total 118 100
Table 3 shows the distribution of respondents in terms of civil status. The table shows that
54.24% of the respondents are married, 42.37% are single while the rest are widowed and separated
with percentage of both 1.69%.
Table 4. Distribution of Respondents in terms of Educational Attainment
Educational Attainment Frequency Percentage
College Undergraduate 6 5.08
College Graduate 81 68.64
Post Graduate 31 26.27
Total 118 100
Table 4 shows the distribution of respondents in terms of educational attainment. The
table shows that majority of the respondents with percentage of 68.64% are college graduates,
26.27% are post graduates, and 5.08% are college undergraduates.
Table 5. Distribution of Respondents in terms of Length of Service as Care Worker
Length of Service as Care Frequency Percentage
Worker
0-3 47 39.83
4-7 29 24.58
8-11 11 9.32
12-15 17 14.41
16-19 7 5.93
20-23 3 2.54
24-27 2 1.69
28-31 2 1.69
Total 118 100
Table 5 shows distribution of respondents in terms of length of service as care worker.
There are 39.83% of the respondents who have served as care worker for 0-3 years while 24.58%
served for 4-7 years. There are only 2 respondents who have served for 21-27 years. There are
also 2 respondents who have served for 28-31 years.
Table 6. Distribution of Respondents in terms of Profession
Profession Frequency Percentage
Administrative and Technical 18 15.25
Personnel
Ancillary Personnel 30 25.42
Nurse 56 47.46
Physician 14 11.86
Total 118 100
Table 6 shows the distribution of the respondents in terms of profession. There are
47.46% of the respondents who are nurses, 25.42% who are ancillary personnel, 15.25% who are
administrative and technical personnel and 11.86 who are physicians.
Table 7. Respondent’s Extent of Knowledge towards Mers-Cov
Description Cumulative Frequencies Percentage
Knowledgeable 61 51.69
Not knowledgeable 57 48.31
Total 118 100
The table shows the extent of knowledge of the respondents about MERS-COV. Out of
the 118 respondents, 61 or 51.69% are knowledgeable while 57 or 48.31% are not
knowledgeable.
Table 8: Attitude of the respondents towards the prevention and treatment of Mers-Cov
Attitudes Average Qualitative Description
1 1.254237288 Strongly agree
2 1.288135593 Strongly agree
3 1.211864407 Strongly agree
4 1.220338983 Strongly agree
5 1.245762712 Strongly agree
6 1.152542373 Strongly agree
7 1.127118644 Strongly agree
Total 1.2142857 Strongly agree
The table shows the attitude of the respondents on the prevention and treatment of
MERS-COV. Attitude 1 has an average of 1.25 with a qualitative description of strongly agree,
attitude 2 has an average of 1.29 with a qualitative description of strongly agree, attitude 3 has an
average of 1.21 with a qualitative description of strongly agree, attitude 4 has an average of 1.22
with a qualitative description of strongly agree, attitude 5 has an average of 1.25 with a
qualitative description of strongly agree, attitude 6 has an average of 1.15 with a qualitative
description of strongly agree while attitude 7 has an average of 1.13 with a qualitative
description of strongly agree. The weighted mean of all the attitude is 1.21 with a qualitative
description of strongly agree. Significant difference between knowledge and attitude
1. Significant difference between knowledge when group according to profile
2. Significant difference between attitude when grouped according to profile
