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Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

Authors: E.o. , Olubukola , Olalekan , & ASEKUN-OLARINMOYE Ifeoluwapo

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of Biology, Agriculture And Healthcare

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The hands are central to many of our daily activities and the use of contaminated hands for cooking and eating enhances transmission of contaminants/germs into the body through food, thereby causing ill-health. Mothers serve the dual role of the children’s nurse (handling their faeces, blowing their nostrils, etc.) as well as the household chef (prepares family’s meals, feeds children). This coupled with poor knowledge and practice of simple hygiene increase the risk of spread of diseases to the under-five children. A community based cross-sectional study set out to determine the knowledge, attitude towards and practice of hand washing among mothers of under-five children in Igbona Area of Olorunda Local Government in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. Three hundred mothers of under-five children were selected for the study using a multi-stage technique. Interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect information on participants’ knowledge, attitude towards and practice of hand washing. Overall, respondents had good knowledge of hand washing but their educational status and religion were found to influence degree of knowledge of hand washing (p = 0.01 respectively with higher education and Christianity positively impacting knowledge of hand washing). More than three-quarters (81.6%) of them did not think that the use of soap was important in hand washing. Respondents’ practice of hand washing was influenced by their age and educational level (p < 0>

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E.o.,A. Olubukola,O. Olalekan,A. ASEKUN-OLARINMOYE,I. . (2014). Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, 4 (), 40-40.

E.o.,A. Olubukola,O. Olalekan,A. ASEKUN-OLARINMOYE,I. . "Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria" 4, no (), (2014): 40-40.

E.o.,A. and Olubukola,O. and Olalekan,A. and ASEKUN-OLARINMOYE,I. and . (2014). Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, 4 (), pp40-40.

E.o.A, OlubukolaO, OlalekanA, ASEKUN-OLARINMOYEI, . Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. 2014, 4 ():40-40.

E.o.,Asekun-olarinmoye , Olubukola,Omobuwa , Olalekan,Adebimpe , and ASEKUN-OLARINMOYE,Ifeoluwapo . "Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria", 4 . (2014) : 40-40.

E.Asekun-olarinmoye O.Omobuwa O.Adebimpe & A.Ifeoluwapo , "Hand Washing: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice amongst Mothers of Under-Five Children in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria" vol.4, no., pp. 40-40, 2014.

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