Awareness regarding personal hygiene and sanitation practices among adult population in Dhamrai, Dhaka

Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College Journal Pub Date : 2019-07-01 DOI:10.47648/zhswmcj.2020.v0102.04

Sultana Begum, Monowar Ahmad Tarafdar, Md. Saizuddin, Nadia Begum, Shila Rani Das, Meheruba Afrin

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The current descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted during 16th May to 31st May 2018 to assess awareness regarding personal hygiene and sanitation practices in Dhamrai, Dhaka with a sample size of 120 using interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire employing convenience sampling technique. More than one third (35.9%) of the respondents were in age group 25-35 years and about 65% were female, 32.5% were housewives and 35.8% were found illiterate. source of drinking water was from71.67% tube well and 78.3% used sanitary latrine. More than half of the respondents (61.67%) were taking daily bath with soap and water, 61.66% cut their nails at leisure time and 51.67% wash hair with shampoo and water; while 59.67% washed their hands before meal and 76.67% after defecation with soap and water. It is revealed that 43.3% were aware about the transmission of diarrheoa through dirty nail and 73.3% were aware not to defecate on barefoot. Health education and comprehensive knowledge of proper personal hygiene and sanitation is essential in daily life and should be used to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

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达卡达姆莱市成年人对个人卫生和卫生习惯的认识

目前的描述性横断面研究于2018年5月16日至5月31日期间进行，以评估达卡达姆莱的个人卫生和卫生习惯意识，样本量为120人，采用采访者管理的半结构化问卷，采用方便抽样技术。超过三分之一(35.9%)的受访者年龄在25-35岁之间，约65%为女性，32.5%为家庭主妇，35.8%为文盲。71.67%的饮用水来自管井，78.3%的饮用水来自卫生厕所。超过一半(61.67%)的受访者每天用肥皂和水洗澡，61.66%的受访者在闲暇时间剪指甲，51.67%的受访者用洗发水和水洗头;59.67%的人饭前洗手，76.67%的人便后用肥皂和水洗手。调查结果显示，有43.3%的儿童知道通过脏指甲传播腹泻，有73.3%的儿童知道不要赤脚排便。健康教育和适当个人卫生和环境卫生的全面知识在日常生活中是必不可少的，应用于预防传染病的传播。

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