GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The study aimed at finding out the modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and remedies
of COVID-19 among South-West Nigerians: a case study of health personnel. Research
questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research design used for
the study was a pure descriptive survey. Samples of 28 medical personnel were selected using
stratified sampling and interviewed over the phone through contacts made available by the
Nigerian Medical Association. To this effect, a structured questionnaire tagged; “MODES
OF TRANSMISSION, SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND REMEDIES OF COVID-19 AMONG
SOUTH-WEST NIGERIANS QUESTIONNAIRE (MTSSRCSWNQ)” was prepared and
administered. The instrument developed was made to pass through face and content
validation by Medical Doctors. Instrument reliability was tested using Cronbach reliability
test at 0.84 coefficient. The data obtained was analyzed using the descriptive statistics
(percentage analysis) for the research hypotheses and simple regression for hypothesis. The
result tested for significance at 0.05 alpha level. The result revealed that there are significant
effects of COVID-19 infection on human health in South West Nigeria. One of the
recommendations was that people should remain at least 2meters apart from other people,
whether indoors or outdoors, regarding how far spit and little droplets can fly.
KEYWORDS: Covid-19, Prevalence, Signs and Symptoms, Transmission, Prevention