Impact of hand washing practices on diarrhoea, morbidity among under-five children in jajmau area of kanpur

Authors

  • S C Saxena Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • K L Agarvval Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • G Krishna Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • S Chandra Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • S N Sharma Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • J P Srivastava Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • R K Gupta Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • S C Gupta Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
  • R P Sharma Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur

Abstract

The present study was designed to find out the prevalence of diarrhoea among under five children in four randomly selected areas of Jajmau, Kanpur and to know the impact of hand washing practices on the childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality. It was observed that the diarrhoeal prevalence was significantly associated with age of child, highest in the age group of 1-3 years belonging to joint families and was also found significantly higher among economically poor Muslim children (66.48%) as compared to Hindu children (43.23%) The diarrhoeal prevalence was observed associated with hand washing practices. The children who did not wash their hands after defecation showed higher prevalence. Even the prevalence was observed higher among those children whose parents did not wash their hands after cleaning the child excreta. The diarrhoeal prevalence was also found higher among those children whose mothers did not wash their hands before feeding the child.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

1994-06-30

How to Cite

1.
Saxena SC, Agarvval KL, Krishna G, Chandra S, Sharma SN, Srivastava JP, et al. Impact of hand washing practices on diarrhoea, morbidity among under-five children in jajmau area of kanpur. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 1994 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 9];7(2):12-4. Available from: https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/19

Issue

Section

Original Article

Dimensions Badge

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > >>