A Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Personal Hygiene and Disease Awareness of East West University Students in Dhaka City

Abstract

Hygiene is defined as any application made and any sanitary precaution taken to be protected from environments that can damage our health. Hygiene issues include personal hygiene, which is defined as self-care applications that individuals carry out in order to maintain their health. Personal hygiene is very important for protecting and maintaining health and addressing health problems and is also fundamental to the prevention of many diseases. This study is not only focus on personal hygiene but also discuss about street-vended food. This study was attempted to find out knowledge, attitude and practices about personal hygiene among East West University students. In addition to this, the study examined for other risk factors of poor personal hygiene practices. Study population of the study was 83 students of pharmacy department of East West University. Results of the study were showed that those students are very alert about their personal hygiene. Their hand washing habit is very good. But students (98%) take street-vended food which is very harmful for their health. Students who are coming from outside of Dhaka have some poor personal hygiene practices habit comparing who live permanently in Dhaka city with their family. This study is expected to provide important information to better understand the importance of personal hygiene. Thus the result of this study will contribute to students health by making awareness about the bad effects of poor personal hygiene and reduce the risk associated with poor hygiene practices. Key words: personal Hygiene, water-borne disease, bacteria, virus, protozoa, salmonella,shigella, street-vended food, tar, nicotine, Carbon monoxide,