It has been amazing and impactful visiting these rural areas, from community to community just to educate them on their health and most especially Covid19 and how they can keep themselves save from diseases and also to seek their knowledge on Covid 19, how they perceive it and what they are doing as preventive measures to control or eradicate this issues. Moreover, We did water distribution exercise at the community just to curb or minimize the issue of not having good drinking water because we realized that, they drink from the rivers and dams with animals and that's pathetic and can lead to the spread of diseases which can lead to serious issues or can also lead to death...... Greetings to everyone here and it's my hope that everyone here is doing well.
KPARIGILANYILI is a small farming community situated in the Nantong district in the northern part of Ghana.kparigilanyili community is into the farming of crops such as Maize,beans etc. It was estimated to have a population of 239 ,which males were 89 and female 139 in 2019.there is no current updated census with regards to those figures.hence,in 2021,it was approximated to a total of 350 with males 150 and female 200 matching up to 37-38 households.this data is based on the number of people who where will to take this exercise.
Females= 20
Number of males =23
Number of female between the ages of (10-40) =15
Number of female above 41=( 5 ).
Percentage of females in the community=20÷43 ×100=46.51%
Number of males between (10- 40)=17
Number of males between (41 and above )=6
Percentage of males in the community =23÷43 ×100= 53.48%.
Number of farmers =21
Number of traders =5
And other occupation=17
average percentage for knowledge question( yes)
3165%÷ 43=73.60 %
Average percentage for knowledge question (No) =26.4%
average percentage for attitude questions (yes).= 65.5%
Average percentage for attitude question (no)= 34.5%
Average percentage for practices questions (yes)=85.5%
Average percentage for practice questions(No)=14.5%
The chief and people confirmed that they have heard of the prevalence of the Covid-19 Virus and they are aware of some of the signs and symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, fever, etc. and some preventive measures such as the wearing of face mask, washing of the hands with soap under running water, use of sanitizer and distancing from crowds etc.
One most interesting thing about kparigilanyili community is that some of the people of the community were very friendly and interactive.
"All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy"......When we were done with work, it was time to have fun at the river side. Myself and my team went to the river side to have a feel of the place.
It was a wonderful and a nice experience at the community and everything went on well and we were warmly welcomed to the community with love and attention and from the look of things, the community anticipates our subsequent visits. All in all, it was an insightful experience.
Thanks for your time!!