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Water and sanitation hygiene knowledge, attitude, and practices among household members living in rural setting of India
- Source :
- Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2015.
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Abstract
- Background: Rural population in developing countries face water, sanitation, and hygiene-related health issues. To objectively highlight these issues, we studied the knowledge, attitude, and practices-related to drinking water and sanitation facilities among the rural population of Chennai, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed involving individuals over 18 years of age living in Thandalam village, Chennai, India. Basic information about sociodemographic profile and existing drinking water and sanitation related knowledge, attitude, and practices was collected using a modified version of previously validated questionnaire and analyzed. Results: Forty-five percent of the participants were not following any methods of water treatment and among them half of the participants felt that water available to them was clean and did not require any additional treatment. Twenty-five percent of the participants surveyed did not have access to toilets inside their household. Conclusion: There is a need for intervention to educate individuals about drinking water treatment methods, sanitation, and hand washing practices.
- Subjects :
- Hand washing
knowledge
Sanitation
business.industry
household members
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practices
sanitation
drinking water
Rural setting
Developing country
Validated questionnaire
General Medicine
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
hygiene
Attitude
Hygiene
Environmental health
rural settings
Medicine
Open defecation
Original Article
business
Rural population
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22297707 and 09769668
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- Suppl 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9887beffcab9a435602d671c92a3f5a7