Volume : 4, Issue : 11, November - 2015

Knowledge and practice regarding environmental sanitation and hygiene among general population: A cross sectional survey

Mrs. Aswathy S K

Abstract :

<p>Sanitation is a fundamental health service without which there cannot be any improvement in the state of community health. A descriptive survey was conducted at Nellanadu Panchayath in Trivandrum district which aimed to assess the level of knowledge and practice regarding environmental sanitation among general population and its association with socio demographic variables and its correlates. Data were collected from 150 residents of Nellanadu Panchayath, recruited by convenient sampling, using a pretested validated and reliable structured knowledge questionnaire developed by investigators and standardized Briscoe&rsquo;s scale. Results showed that majority of (57%) subjects had average knowledge and 49% had both fair and good standard of practice related to environmental sanitation and hygiene. There was a weak positive correlation between level of knowledge and standard of practice(r=0.3, p&lt;0.001). However there was no association between knowledge and practices of environmental sanitation and hygiene with selected sociopersonal variables.</p>