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The CoViD-19 pandemic has undeniably paralyzed our health care system, where frontliners are the first group to be seriously impacted by the CoViD-19 pandemic as they are considered to be the key players in this battle. This research was undertaken in order to determine the knowledge of frontliners on CoViD-19. This descriptive-correlational research surveyed three hundred eighty-four (384) randomly selected hospital and community frontliners working in the government hospitals and local government units in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. Respondents, including Medical Doctors, Nurses, Medical Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Radiologic Technologists, Midwives, Ambulance Crew, Janitors, Security Guard, members of the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team were interviewed through a phone-assisted survey. Results showed that frontliners have high knowledge on the CoViD-19 virus' modes of transmission as well as its prevention; oddly, they had a moderate level of knowledge in terms of the disease's clinical manifestations. Counterintuitively, results of Mann-Whitney U test showed that respondents' knowledge on clinical manifestations is significantly higher for non-allied health (U = 14534.5, p = .001) than allied health frontliner. Hence, it is strongly advised that ongoing research into the disease's clinical manifestations be pursued in order to gain clarity and a deeper understanding of the disease algorithm, which would strengthen the CoViD-19 protocols.

The CoViD-19 pandemic has undeniably paralyzed our health care system, where frontliners are the first group to be seriously impacted by the CoViD-19 pandemic as they are considered to be the key players in this battle. This research was undertaken in order to determine the knowledge of frontliners on CoViD-19. This descriptive-correlational research surveyed three hundred eighty-four (384) randomly selected hospital and community frontliners working in the government hospitals and local government units in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. Respondents, including Medical Doctors, Nurses, Medical Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, Radiologic Technologists, Midwives, Ambulance Crew, Janitors, Security Guard, members of the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team were interviewed through a phone-assisted survey. Results showed that frontliners have high knowledge on the CoViD-19 virus' modes of transmission as well as its prevention; oddly, they had a moderate level of knowledge in terms of the disease's clinical manifestations. Counterintuitively, results of Mann-Whitney U test showed that respondents' knowledge on clinical manifestations is significantly higher for non-allied health (U = 14534.5, p = .001) than allied health frontliner. Hence, it is strongly advised that ongoing research into the disease's clinical manifestations be pursued in order to gain clarity and a deeper understanding of the disease algorithm, which would strengthen the CoViD-19 protocols.

Does a healthy self-concept yield better college readiness? Does this hold true among LGBTQ++ youth in the Philippines? These questions were examined in this study using the first-year students who disclosed themselves as members of the LGBTQ++ (n=572) and who were enrolled in one state university in the northeastern part of the Philippines. The study utilized descriptive correlational design, and data were elicited from the Students' Profile Questionnaire (SPQ), Tennessee Self-concept Scale (TSCS-2), and College Readiness Test (CRT). Results revealed that the LGBTQ++ Filipino K-12 graduates had average positive self-concept and were college-unready. Notably, sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation explained the variations in their college readiness. The test of relationship showed that self-concept was negatively associated with college readiness which could be attributed to the respondents' low academic self-concept. It is recommended that counseling and related support services have to be accorded to transgender, pansexual, asexual, and queer students to enhance their personal, social, and academic self-concept. Finally, transition interventions have to be designed and implemented to improve LGBTQ++ students' college readiness. These are potential measures to ensure their effective and seamless transition from basic to college education.

Received: 30 October 2020 / Accepted: 2 December 2020 / Published: 17 January 2021

Sydney - We Need to Talk! is a collection of short interventions about the politics of urbanisation. This illustrated book is an experiment with collaborative short-form writing.