5th Article | Volume 01 | Issue 02
Health Practices Among Secondary School Teachers During Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Mae L. Tabudlong
joantabudlong@fcic.edu.ph
Teacher, Ichon National High School, Ichon,
Macrohon, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the health practices among the secondary school teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ichon National High School. This considered the socio - demographic profile of the teachers in terms of age, sex, civil status and teaching load and the extent of practice employed by the teachers in the said health dimensions. A total of 53 teachers from Ichon National High School participated as respondents in the evaluative method of research that consists in three parts questionnaires. The statistical treatment used in the computation and analysis of gathered data to determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents are the descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage. As to the significance of health practices during COVID-19 pandemic, Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the significant differences on the extent of practices among the different health dimensions. The very high extent of the implementation on the health practices during COVID-19 pandemic shows that the teachers are frequently practiced the health practices. The highest mean in mental aspect is conclusive that teacher during the pandemic exert effort to stay healthy on this and other areas as well. It is recommended to conduct further study regarding on the health practices among the secondary school teachers.
Keywords: Health Practices, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Physical Health, Extent of Practice
How to cite:
Tabudlong, J.M.L. (2023). Health Practices among Secondary School Teachers during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research and Innovation. 1(2), 51-64. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7945042. https://www.ijmeri.com/tabudlong-j-m.
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