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A Study on Water Sanitation Hygiene & Hand Washing Practices among Mothers Of Under 5 Children Attending Tertiary Care Hospital In Kolkata, India
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | De, Maumita Taraphdar, Pranita |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Safe drinking water, basic sanitation & hygiene is one of the prime concerns globally. Hand washing with soap is a cost effective way of reducing diarrhoeal disease, acute respiratory infections. But a substantial numbers of women in India have lack of access to these basic facilities & poor practice of hand washing. An observational cross sectional study was undertaken among 300 mothers of under 5 children attending NRS Medical College during three months period, to assess the water & sanitation facilities available to them & their knowledge & practices regarding hand washing. 51% of mothers had piped drinking water supply, only 35% purified water, principally by boiling. 20% of participants practice open field defaecation in spite of having access to latrines. Hand washing practice of mothers regarding timing & material used was good. More emphasis must be given to improved access of water, sanitation facilities as well as their utilization & also on hand hygiene behaviour & knowledge of mothers. |
| Starting Page | 54 |
| Ending Page | 59 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.9790/0853-150715459 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jdms/papers/Vol15-Issue%207/Version-1/K150715459.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
