EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ON PERSONAL HYGIENE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL GUNTUR-A PRE AND POST DESIGN

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M. D. B. V. S. D. R. D. . Abhilash Gade, Sneha Maguluru, Anand Babu B, “EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ON PERSONAL HYGIENE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL GUNTUR-A PRE AND POST DESIGN”, ijmhs, vol. 11, no. 02 (Mar - April), pp. 1578–1587, Mar. 2021.
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Abstract

Purpose of the Study: Personal hygiene is the initial step towards
good health and to protect from disease. It is generally recognized that
childhood is the appropriate time for children to learn about hygiene. It
plays a major role to promote healthy life. This study was performed
to measure the existing level of knowledge and practice related to
bathing, oral hygiene, trimming nails and washing hair regularly and
hand washing. Most common disease occurring in school children
namely diarrhoea and its causes, ill effects, treatment is also discussed.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted
on 415 students of government and private schools of Guntur
district. All the students were given a prepared questionnaire (pretest).
The intervention was given by lecture, PowerPoint presentation
and demonstration for 30 minutes on personal hygiene and health
related conditions due to poor hygiene.. Again, the same questionnaire
was given (post-test). Results: 415 students were included in our study
. The knowledge of the students regarding general body cleanliness
was 92.7% in government school and 85.7% in private school during
post test as compared to 43.6% in government school and 59.2% in
private school during pre-test. Knowledge about eating less food in
diarrhea was positive in 59.1% of students in government school and
later increased to 81.8% during post test evaluation. Only 31.8% of
students in government accepted that diarrhea can kill children (pretest)
while 88.2% (post-test) children were aware of this fact. Most of
the students were found washing their hands before meal. Conclusion:
Majority students were practicing hygienic methods after the study.
Evaluation of the personal hygiene among school children must be done
periodically.
Keywords: hygiene, students, knowledge, health, clean, diarrhea

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