Khadija Tulkubra, Ghulam Shabbir Joiya, Mukhtar Ahmad, Madiha Karim, Badar Naseem Saddiqu.
Knowledge attitude and practices of hygiene among Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University students in Rawalpindi: a cross sectional survey.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;3(3):22-5.

Background: “Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases”. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices related to hygiene among male and female students in Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi. Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out to compare male and female students hygiene practices and knowledge among 216 students of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi. A self- structured questionnaire was used for assessment. Questions were pertinent to hygiene and hand washing knowledge, attitude and practices. A systematic random sampling method was used to approach the students in university . Statistical analysis frequency and chi square test were done by using SPSS. Results: The survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of hygiene among university students showed that the knowledge of students regarding hygiene, hand washing and diseases awareness both male and female students overall percentage is good .Among them 82% male and 61% female students replied that they wash hand before eating at cafeteria while 69% male and 60% female students wash their hand after eating at cafeteria. However 56% male and 65% female students were not satised with the condition of university wash rooms. The practice percentage result showed that female students have good practice in maintaining their hygiene as compared to male students. Conclusion: Major nding of the study are the absence of safe drinking water, lack of soap and material to dry hand after washing and lack of clean wash rooms in education institution. Lastly , the study recommends that the government should provide these facilities to the education institutions, arrange seminars to improve the hygiene and control the risk of infection diseases in the education institutions and country .

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