Open AccessPromotion of sanitation and hygiene in a rural area of South India: A community-based study
Author(s) -
Nagapraveen Veerapu,
P Subramaniyan,
B A Praveenkumar,
G Arun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197305
Subject(s) - medicine , sanitation , hygiene , latrine , open defecation , environmental health , psychological intervention , mcnemar's test , health education , intervention (counseling) , rural area , hand washing , health promotion , public health , nursing , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Globally, billions of people do not have access to improved sanitation and many defecate in the open air. Poor hand washing practices and limited access to sanitation facilities perpetuate the transmission of disease-causing germs. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) on sanitary latrine, footwear, and hand washing among rural people and to assess the improvement in KAP after health education intervention.