Scholarly Article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hygiene and Sanitation among population of selected districts in Province No. 2, Nepal
Yadav, Khushbu, Yadav, Basant Kumar, Prakash, Satyam
2020-10-25 · South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences · Little Bay Publishers
Abstract
Proper hygiene and inadequate sanitation has direct effect on health of individual, family, communities and nation as a whole. Provision of accessible, affordable and acceptable safe drinking water facility, optimum hygiene and sanitation to each and every individual of the world regarding to caste, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status and geographical location is essential. Thus, the objective of this study was designed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of hygiene and sanitation on population of selected districts of Province No. 2 in Nepal. Methods This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from April to June 2019 in selected districts of Province No. 2, Nepal. 450 study participants were enrolled. Convenient sampling method was applied by designing standard structured questionnaire. Data was entered in SPSS 18 and p-value 0.05). Conclusion The overall knowledge, attitude and practice on hygiene and sanitation among study participants were better, good and satisfactory respectively. Environmental sanitation program, development of household wastes, water treatment procedures and safe water storage should be done in community system and awareness programs should be carried on a regular basis. KEYWORDS: Attitude, Hygiene, Knowledge, Practice, Sanitation, Unsafe water
Keywords
Attitude, Hygiene, Knowledge, Practice, Sanitation, Unsafe water
Citation Details
South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-9