A cross-sectional observational study about knowledge and practice of handwashing among slum dwellers females in urban area
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hand washing, sanitation practices, slums, females soap, waterAbstract
Hand-washing and basic hygiene practices can prevent diarrhea, acute respiratory infections, and skin infections. Despite abundant evidence supporting the efficacy of personal hygiene practices, they are not widely practiced. It has been observed that young children and their mothers in developing nations do not adequately wash their hands after contact with faeces . In urban slums with less access to clean water and sanitation, the magnitude of the problem is greater. In this study 200 female from slum of a city of northern Madhya Pradesh. Most of them were aware about the basic steps of hand washing and its importance but they not practice the hand washing with soap in their daily house hold work except after defecation.
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