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Personal hygiene practice and school-based health education of children in Anambra State, Nigeria.
Full Abstract
This study assessed the effect of school-based health education on the practice of personal hygiene by children in primary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three hundred and ninety-five (395) and three hundred and ninety-eight (398) primary school pupils randomly recruited as intervention and control groups were rated on five key personal hygiene practices before, immediately after and three months after school-based hygiene health education. Less than 45% were rated clean before health education in both groups. Immediately after health education, more than 65% in the intervention group were rated clean. There was no change in the control group. The difference was statistically significant. However, there was a statistically insignificant decline in those rated clean three months after cessation of health education. The school-based health education improved the personal hygiene practice of the pupils. There is a need for regular reinforcement to sustain the gains.
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Author/s: Ilika, A L (AL); Obionu, C O (CO);
Affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article
Journal: The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal (Niger Postgrad Med J), published in Nigeria. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 9 (issue 2) : pp 79-82
Dates: Created 2002/08/06; Completed 2002/09/27; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12163878, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)
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