Philippine E-Journals

Challenges Encountered by Post-COVID 19 Clients

Marilou Torio | Alyssa Ashley Diego

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study determined the challenges encountered by post-COVID-19 clients in the isolation facility. It dealt on the personal profile of the respondents which include their age, gender, civil status, highest educational attainment, occupation and monthly family income. It dealt on the challenges encountered by the post COVID-19 clients in Asingan, Pangasinan in the year 2020-2022 along mental, physical, emotional, social, financial, and spiritual aspects. Descriptive research design was used in the study utilizing the different statistical tools like frequency and percentage, t-test, weighted mean, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The respondents were young and middle adults, males, married, elementary graduates, unemployed and earning a monthly income of below P10,000. The challenges encountered by the respondents with COVID-19 while in the isolation facility was high on emotional, and mental health. Male and female COVID-19 clients have comparable level of challenges encountered. Their civil status did not cause any variation on the level of challenges they have encountered during their treatment stage. Elementary graduates and high school graduates have encountered higher level of challenges as compared to the college graduates. unemployed and employed COVID-19. The unemployed clients have encountered higher level of challenges along the physical aspect as compared to the employed clients. Clients earning P10,000 and below have encountered higher level of challenges as compared to those who earn P10,001-P20,000 monthly income. The lower the monthly family income and educational attainment of the client, the higher the level of challenges they have encountered along mental and emotional health.