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COVID-19's Impact on Health Seeking in Mahayag

This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-seeking behaviors among citizens of Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur. It aims to identify contributing factors to changes in these behaviors, quantify the population affected positively and negatively, assess general health status, and establish effective health promotion strategies. The background highlights the global emergence of COVID-19 and the various governmental responses to encourage preventive measures.

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COVID-19's Impact on Health Seeking in Mahayag

This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-seeking behaviors among citizens of Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur. It aims to identify contributing factors to changes in these behaviors, quantify the population affected positively and negatively, assess general health status, and establish effective health promotion strategies. The background highlights the global emergence of COVID-19 and the various governmental responses to encourage preventive measures.

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TOPIC #1: EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE HEALTH SEEKING

BEHAVIORS OF THE CITIZENS OF MAHAYAG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR


GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
1. This study aims to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health
seeking behaviors of the citizens of Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
1. To identify the factors that contribute to the change in health seeking behaviors of the
citizens
2. To quantify the population of citizens who have had a positive impact on their health
seeking behavior due the pandemic
3. To quantify the population of citizens who have had a negative impact on their health
seeking behaviors due to the pandemic
4. To assess the general health status of the citizens in relation to a change in their health
seeking behaviors in association with:
a. Preexisting diseases/comorbidities (cancer, diabetes, hypertension etc.)
b. Acute illnesses (URTI, pneumonia, etc.)
c. Others
5. To establish effective ways to promote better health seeking behaviors in the face of the
pandemic
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new strain of


coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan,
China, in December 2019. On 30 January 2020, the Philippine Department of Health reported the
first case of COVID-19 in the country with a 38-year-old female Chinese national. On 7 March,
the first local transmission of COVID-19 was confirmed. WHO is working closely with the
Department of Health in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. (World Health Organization.
Covid 19 in the Philippines. 2020).
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), took the world by surprise; and, as of early
April 2020, the virus has already claimed more than 80,000 lives and infected more than a
million people around the globe. To combat the pandemic, most governments strongly enforced
social-distancing, area-wide lockdowns and curfews, and contact-tracing of persons under
investigation.
To motivate people to take preventive measures, some heads of states used what may be
characterized as the ‘friendlier’ strategies in the form of infographics, infomercials, and hashtags.
On top of this, other governments have resorted to rather extreme tactics, which play on people's
fears to regulate behavior. Witness some cases in the Philippines as examples. (H.T. Biana and
J.J.B. Joaquin. The Ethics of Scare: COVID-19 and the Philippines’ Fear Appeals. 2020)

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