Research Journal of Pharmacology
ISSN: Online 1993-6019ISSN: Print 1815-9362
Abstract
The faecal‐oral pathway is typically used to transfer the bacteria that cause diarrhoea. The transmission methods include direct contact with infected faeces, person to person contact and consumption of contaminated food and water. All students in the selected classrooms were eligible to participate in the survey regardless of age. The questionnaire was translated into the local language in each country and consisted of multiple choice response options: students recorded their response on computer scan able sheets. Student privacy was protected through anonymous and voluntary participation and informed consent was obtained as appropriate from the students, parents and school officials. A total of 2050 adolescents aged 12‐15 years [mean (SD) age 14.2 (1.0) years; 51.3% boys] were included in the analysis. Overall, the prevalence of hand‐washing practices was as follows: never/rarely washing hands before eating (7.1%), after using toilet (6.4%) and with soap (9.2%). Moreover, such a message may also have a cross‐over effect, that is, we may observe reductions in other diseases linked to poor sanitation conditions such as pneumonia, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, cholera, typhoid, polio and skin infection.
How to cite this article:
Mohan Baboo Goyal and Garurav Khandelwal. Correlation Between Hand Washing Practice and Gastroenteritis in Rural Student.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjp.2023.1.22.25
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9362/10.59218/makrjp.2023.1.22.25