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Effects Of Coronavirus On Our Social Life And Information Sharing

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  • Isaac Ampofo Atta Senior

    (Department of Information Technology Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana)

  • Isaac Ampofo Atta Junior

    (Department of Human Resource and Organizational Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana)

  • Enock Tweneboah Darkwa

    (Department of Mathematics Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana)

Abstract

Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic known as the fatal plague of viral disease has presently stricken the globe since the ‘Spanish flu’ a Century ago. There is one quandary; no cure or vaccine for the disease has existed at this moment despite the world having constructed stronger research and health organizations as compared to what existed at the time of the Spanish flu. This has resulted in regular hands washing with soap under running water, using of face masks wearing and hand sanitizers to cover the mouth and the nose. Many countries have bound social gathering and have ordered citizens to avoid overcrowded area, avoid handshake and touching of the face. Culture has been crucial with respect to communication, socialization and the way people live as every country across the world seems to put restriction on the social life of its citizens. As such, the study sought to analyse the impact of covid-19 on our social life and information sharing. This study used a quantitative research with a survey design. The study used questionnaire for data collection. The population of the study consists of the people of Ga-Adangbe, Ewe, Akan, Guan, Gurma, and Mole-Dagbani ethnic groups in Ghana. The sample size of the study comprised of 3,268 people from the sampled ethnic group in Ghana. The study used SPSS to analyse the results of the study. The study revealed that the emergence of Covid-19 explain almost all of the factors that influence the social life and information sharing of Ghanaians. The study found that the more Covid-19 stay with us, the more it influence or affect the social life and information sharing of Ghanaians. In conclusion, there was a statistical significant effect of coronavirus on our social life and information sharing.

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  • Isaac Ampofo Atta Senior & Isaac Ampofo Atta Junior & Enock Tweneboah Darkwa, 2021. "Effects Of Coronavirus On Our Social Life And Information Sharing," Social Values & Society (SVS), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 3(2), pages 44-50, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbnsvs:v:3:y:2021:i:2:p:44-50
    DOI: 10.26480/svs.02.2021.44.50
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