Hand washing practice at critical times and its associated factors among mothers of under five children in Debark town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of communicable diseases within developing countries is mainly influenced by poor personal hygiene practices. Hand washing is considered as most cost effective intervention for reducing health problems such as diarrhoea and acute respiratory tract infections. This study aimed to assess hand washing practice at critical times and identify associated factors among mothers of under five children in Debark town.

Method

A community based cross-sectional study design was carried out from May 1-20, 2018 in Debark town. After selection of participants using simple random sampling, face to face interview was performed by using semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire. Data were entered into EPI Info 7 and exported into SPSS 21 for further analysis. Results were

SUBMITTER: Dagne H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6743165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature