Research Article

Position of the Textile and Garment Sector in the Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic and the Implication of Face Mask

Adinoyi Baba James1*, Aliyu Muhammed Bisala1, Ibrahim Friday Christopher1, Chomo Josephine Dung1
1 Department of Art and Industrial Design, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa
* Corresponding author: james24ng@gmail.com
Published: Aug, 2022
DOI: 10.67637/njt.2022.9wo52ndl
Pages: 70-75
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Abstract

This study investigated the position of the textile and garment sector in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused economic loss to all industries across the world through necessary measures observed to stop its spread. In this study, 150 questionnaires were produced for north-central, north-west, and northeast for data collection. The study’s results revealed that a high number of respondents from north-central, northwest, and northeast indicated that textiles have assisted greatly in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the same vein, most respondents from north-central, north-west, and north-east strongly agreed that garment producers have contributed greatly by producing face masks to mitigate the spread of the virus. Our results also revealed that most of the respondents indicated that they provided the face masks they wore in fighting the spread of the virus for themselves compared to those who indicated that their face masks were provided by government, non-governmental organizations and others. In addition, the results showed that high number of the respondents in the three geographical zones indicated that they wore their face masks all the time and most time, while few respondents indicated that they wore their face masks for less time while others did not wear at all. Moreover, the results further revealed that most respondents from the three zones indicated that they did not feel comfortable when they wore face masks, while only a few respondents indicated that they were comfortable with their face masks. It is therefore worthy to note that the face mask which is a product of the textile and garment sector played a very prominent role during the era of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Textile Garment Face mask Covid-19 Pandemic

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How to Cite

James, A. B., Bisala, A. M., Christopher, I. F., & Dung, C. J. (2022). Position of the Textile and Garment Sector in the Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic and the Implication of Face Mask. Nigerian Journal of Textiles, 8(1), 70-75. https://doi.org/10.67637/njt.2022.9wo52ndl

A. B. James, A. M. Bisala, I. F. Christopher, and C. J. Dung, "Position of the Textile and Garment Sector in the Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic and the Implication of Face Mask," Nigerian Journal of Textiles, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 70-75, August 2022. doi: 10.67637/njt.2022.9wo52ndl

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