STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTION OF UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE WITH COVID-19 PREVENTION PROTOCOLS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Coronavirus is a pandemic disease that has affected all facets of the national economy, including education. A poor 
level of compliance with prevention guidelines among the populace has been observed. Several kinds of research 
have been conducted in this regard, but few focused on the university system or no study has been able to 
holistically sample the view of university stakeholders on the level of compliance with the COVID-19 control 
measures within the university environment. This study thus investigated the stakeholders‘ perception of university 
compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols in Kwara State. Simple random and convenient sampling 
techniques were used to select 400 respondents that participated in the study. The instrument used for data 
collection was a self-structured questionnaire. Out of the 400 administered questionnaires, 395 were adequate for 
data analysis. The descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and percentage were used to analyse the data 
collected for the study; using the SPSS statistical tool of version 23. The findings of the study revealed thatthere is a 
low level of compliance of universities in Kwara State to the COVID-19 classroom, face-covering and social 
distancing, disinfection and hygiene, and research conduct protocols; while partial compliance was found for events 
protocol. It was recommended on this basis that the university administrators should provide necessary tools, 
equipment, materials, create an enabling environment and constitutes functional committees for proper 
implementation of COVID-19 prevention protocols in the university system.