Disease Education on Compliance with COVID-19 Preventive Protocol Among Dental Therapy Students of Ogun State College of Health Technology Ilese

COVID-19 virus is transmitted between people through respiratory droplets, particularly when coughing or sneezing. Direct contact with an infected person or indirect contact with contaminated surfaces and then touching the mouth, nose or eyes is another route of transmission. This study examined disease education on compliance with COVID-19 preventive protocol among dental therapy students of Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese, Ogun State. Five research hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study used quasi-experimental research design with seventy students. Questionnaire and training package were used as instruments for data collection. Percentages and two-tailed independent t-test were used. Findings revealed significant effect of disease education on self-isolation among dental therapy students. There was no significant effect of disease education on use of hand sanitizer, adherence to social distancing, use of face mask and handwashing. It was concluded that disease education was effective in the area of self-isolation protection against COVID-19 and recommended that effective self-isolation should be observed by affected persons.