COVID-19 Tests and Sources of Information: Level of Awareness among College Students of Centro Escolar University-Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines

Abstract

COVID-19 testing such as molecular and antigen tests diagnose active infection while antibody tests detect past infection. Awareness in terms of false information is crucial and should be improved by understanding basic information about COVID-19 tests. This study determined the most utilized source of information and the level of awareness of CEU-Malolos college students regarding COVID-19 tests. The study used a descriptive quantitative design and an online self-administered questionnaire distributed to 302 respondents (60.93% allied health; 39.07% non-allied health). No significant difference (T-test=1.522) is observed between the level of awareness of allied (3.60 ± 0.215) to the non-allied health (3.48 ± 0.199) students. Meanwhile, primary sources of information with COVID-19 tests are social media (x̄=1.87), government official sites (x̄=2.68), and television (x̄=3.25).