Study on Personal Hygiene among School Adolescent in Kanchanpur, Nepal

Inadequate access to safe water supply, improper environmental sanitation, and personal hygienic practices negatively impact on public health. Improper water quality and lapses in personal hygiene cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis and parasitic diseases and malnutrition among children. School children are most susceptible to water, sanitation, and personal hygiene. The present study was undertaken to determine the status of personal hygiene among school adolescent and infrastructures managed by school administration for safe hygienic practices in Bhimdatta Municipality, Mahendranagar, Nepal. Altogether 256 male and female adolescents of 10-19 years were included in the study. Data was collected from selected schools located in the municipal area using a standard set of interview. The data analysis was carried out using statistical tools of the SPSS program (version 2016). The reason may be academic excellence and strong administrative desire to strengthen the knowledge of students. On the other hand, public schools run by the government are financially strong and equipped with physical facilities; however, due to weak administration the performance of public schools could not have improved as per the target. In conclusion; physical infrastructures and utility arrangements, particularly the availability of safe drinking water and sanitation status in the schools of Bhimdatta Municipality is not adequate. But, the situation in private school is comparatively properly managed than the public schools.