Hand and personal hygiene practices among school children in rural area of Jhansi.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: In developing countries, 80% of the diseases are associated with the poor domestic and personal hygiene .Clean hands are most important factor in preventing the spread of pathogens and reducing the incidence of the diseases. Personal hygiene practices promote health safety and prevent infection. Children are most susceptible to infection due to unhygienic practices especially in rural areas, so this study was undertaken with the following objectives 1. To study the socio-demographic profile of study participants. 2. To find out the common hand and personal hygiene practices among school children. Materials and Methods: a community based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2015 among 281 (boys=129, girls= 152) school going children in rural area of Jhansi. Multi stage random sampling was applied for the selection of schools in rural area. Data were compiled and analysed by using percentages and chi square test. Results: Out of 281 (boys=129, girls= 152) school going children, hand washing practiced by most of the student ,usually 4-6 times daily and practices before and after eating ,after defecation but not after shaking hands. Soap is most commonly used followed by mud and ash. Personal hygiene was maintained by 41.6 % of children regularly. Conclusions: The prevalence of hand hygiene practices was quite satisfactory among school children but personal hygiene practices were quite low.
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Dr. Santosh Kumar Verma
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