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KNOWLEDGE OF AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGY COKNOWLEDGE OF AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGY COMPLIANCE OF SARS COVID-19 AMONG MARKET TRADERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS NIGERIAMPLIANCE OF SARS COVID-19 AMONG MARKET TRADERS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS NIGERIA

Famuyiwa S.A.
Department of Health Education, University of Ibadan, and Primary Health Tutor Course, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Onawola R. M.
Department of Health Education, University of Ibadan, and Primary Health Tutor Course, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Published: May 9, 2026 Issue: Vol. 34 No. 1 (2022)

Abstract

This study was on knowledge of and preventive strategy compliance of COVID-19 among
market traders in Ibadan metropolis Nigeria, Cross-sectional survey designed was used,
Population consists of all the market traders in Ibadan metropolis, Sample for the study
consist of 200 respondents selected through multistage sampling procedure, stage
1:Purposive sampling techniques was used to select 5 markets that have higher population
density, Stage 2: Accidental sampling techniques was used to select 40 participants from
each of the selected markets making a total of 200. The instrument used for data collection
was a self-developed questionnaire designed in three sections, Two hypotheses were
formulated and tested, Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage were used to
analyze the demographic characteristics of respondents while Inferential statistics of Chi-
square were used to analyze the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level/The results of the findings
show that there is a significant knowledge of COVID-19 among the market traders in
Ibadan Metropolis, this revealed that the chi-square calculated value (x2 = 46.08, DF=
15, P>0.05).Therefore, the Null hypothesis was rejected. The result also shows that the
preventive strategies compliance to COVID -19 was not significant among the market
traders in the Ibadan metropolis, this revealed that the chi-square calculated value (x2 =
6.47, DF=9 P<0.05). therefore, the null hypothesis was accepted Based on the findings,
it was recommended that public health education campaigns should be intensified by
government and non-governmental agencies and enforcement of implementations of safety
rules by the agencies that are saddled with the responsibility, mass media should also be
regulated to disseminate correct information about COVID-19 and its prevention
strategies, these will enhance the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 and its relapse or
reoccurrence in the community.

Keywords: Knowledge Prevention strategy compliance COVID-19 Market traders Ibadan metropolis