Impact of health education on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Sanitary latrine among Rural population of Kanchipuram District.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: India has the highest number of people without access to toilets. 53% of households defecate in open, out of which 69.3% belongs to rural areas and 18.6% belongs to urban areas. Despite the ongoing Swachh Bharat Mission, India ranks low on the sanitation index. Improved sanitation could prevent around 842,000 deaths each year. Health education improves the level of knowledge and change in the attitude towards sanitation and helps to bring positive, healthy behavior. Objectives: 1.To assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) on sanitary latrine among rural people. 2.To assess the improvement in KAP after health education intervention. Materials and Methods: A Cross sectional study was conducted during October 2017 to December 2017 among people aged 18 years and above in the rural area of Pulipakkam, which is a rural field practice area of Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu. The households were selected by systematic random sampling method and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. After a baseline assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP), intervention activities were conducted. Post KAP was assessed after one month. Association of difference was found using McNemar’s test and paired t test. Results: Among 261 study subjects, 143(54%) were females and 187(72%) literates. 112(43%) belonged to class III socio economic status according to modified BG Prasad classification. Awareness regarding protection from disease transmission by sanitary latrine usage improved from 44% to 87% after intervention (p<0.01). Attitude on need to wash hands with soap was 73% which increased to 92% post intervention (p<0.01). Practice on washing hands with soap after toilet was 26% and increased to 74% following intervention (p<0.0001). The mean scores for each domain also improved after the intervention, which is statistically significant (p<0.01). Conclusion: Health education intervention has led to significant and improvement in KAP with regard to sanitation.
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Gopinath. K, Roseline F. William, Thirunaaukarasu D, Karthikeyan. E, Gladius Jennifer H
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