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Perception and practice of handwashing among public secondary school students in Somolu Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria - A cross-sectional study

Tytuł:
Perception and practice of handwashing among public secondary school students in Somolu Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria - A cross-sectional study
Autorzy:
Esther O Oluwole
Abisola S Ajayi
Tolulope A Olufunlayo
Temat:
attitude
handwashing practices
knowledge
lagos nigeria
secondary school
students
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Źródło:
Journal of Clinical Sciences, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 136-144 (2020)
Wydawca:
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.
Rok publikacji:
2020
Kolekcja:
LCC:Medicine (General)
Typ dokumentu:
article
Opis pliku:
electronic resource
Język:
English
ISSN:
2468-6859
2408-7408
Relacje:
http://www.jcsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6859;year=2020;volume=17;issue=4;spage=136;epage=144;aulast=Oluwole; https://doaj.org/toc/2468-6859; https://doaj.org/toc/2408-7408
DOI:
10.4103/jcls.jcls_5_20
Dostęp URL:
https://doaj.org/article/b8a62697a9fa41ac9fe18650e9b4593f  Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
Numer akcesji:
edsdoj.b8a62697a9fa41ac9fe18650e9b4593f
Czasopismo naukowe
Background: Hand hygiene is a simple and effective means of preventing the spread of communicable diseases, and the promotion of hand hygiene is an important public health measure. This study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice of and barriers to handwashing among secondary school students in Somolu Local Government Area (LGA), Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional, conducted in selected secondary schools in Somolu LGA, Lagos State. Multistage sampling method was employed to select 420 respondents from the selected public secondary schools. Self-administered and pretested questionnaires were used to collect data. Analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 22. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted with level of significance (P) at ≤0.05. Results: The mean ± standard deviation age of the respondents was 14.09 ± 2.06 years. Less than two-third (64.0%) of the respondents had good knowledge, almost all (99.5%) had positive attitude, while about 71% had good practice of handwashing. Forgetfulness (49.8%) and laziness (33.8%) were the major reasons for not practicing handwashing at home as opposed to unavailability of soap (50%) and lack of nearby water supply (46.2%) in schools. A statistically significant association was found between class of respondents, parent's level of education, and handwashing practices (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Although majority of the respondents had positive attitude toward handwashing, knowledge and practice of handwashing, which is a key to infection control, was not at par with their attitudes. We recommend targeted health education sessions on handwashing and provision of handwashing facilities in secondary schools.

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