Factors Associated with Personal Hygiene Practice among School Children in Boda Primary School around Ginci Twon, West Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2016

Fantaye, Endashaw (2016) Factors Associated with Personal Hygiene Practice among School Children in Boda Primary School around Ginci Twon, West Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2016. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Poor personal hygiene creates a serious public health threat to school children. Due to poor personal hygiene practices, the increasing burden of communicable diseases among school children remains a concern on the public health agenda in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To assess the factors associated with personal hygiene practice among school children in Boda primary school around Ginci twon ,west Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2016. METHODS: A school based cross-sectional study design supported by qualitative approach was conducted among school children in Boda primary school children from February to March 2016 among 354 school children through stratified sampling method to select the study subject. Data was collected using structured and pre-tested questionnaire face to face interview. Data entry, cleaning, editing and analysis were done using Epi info version 3.5 and SPSS statistical software version 21.0. To identify independent variables which had statistically significant association, bivariate and multivariate analysis using logistic regression was employed. For qualitative method: Data was collected by principal investigator using in depth interview among school teacher and school director (selected by purposive sampling method) and data was analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: About 59 % school children had good knowledge about personal hygiene and about 54.2% had poor personal hygiene practice. Factors significantly associated with personal hygiene practice at p value <0.05 were grade level(COR= 2.09 (95% CI(1.34,3.33), age(COR=2.53 (95% CI(1.63, 3.93)), family occupation(COR =2.07(95% CI (1.12,3.84)) , maternal education status (AOR =2.74(95% CI(1.47,5.13)), being member of hygiene and sanitation club(COR=1.83 (95 % CI(1.01, 3.35)), availabilities of hygiene facilities (AOR=2.44(95% CI(1.35,4.42)) and knowledge about personal hygiene (AOR=2.76(95%(CI(1.48,5.17)). CONCLUSION AND RECCOMENDATION: About 59 % school children had good knowledge and 54.2% had poor personal hygiene practice. Grade level, age, family occupation, family education status, being member of hygiene and sanitation club, availabilities of hygiene facilities and knowledge about personal hygiene were significantly associated with personal hygiene practice. Therefore, health education and promotion on personal hygiene is recommended as intervention in the rural primary schools.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Factors, personal hygiene practice, Boda primary school, Ginci town
Subjects:	R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Vincent Mpoza
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2018 14:35
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2018 14:35
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7062

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