Assessment of Personal Hygiene Knowledge and Practices: An Structured Study of Secondary School Children in Patna
Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of personal hygiene among secondary school children. Convenient study research design was used on 60 sample were chosen and Simple Random Technique were chosen on selected sample. The effectiveness was assessed using Self-structured questionnaire pre-test and post-test was conducted and assess the level of knowledge regarding Personal Hygiene of children section A were 7 are not statistically significant with (P< 0.05) and 5 are statistically significant with (P< 0.05). Pre-test knowledge regarding A study to assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Program regarding knowledge of Personal Hygiene among secondary school children at Chiraura, Patna majority 30(50%) of the secondary school students had inadequate knowledge, followed by 24(40%) had moderate knowledge and 6(10%) had adequate knowledge regarding personal hygiene and the post-test knowledge knowledge 34(56.67 %) of the secondary school students had adequate knowledge, followed by 19(31.67%) had moderate knowledge and 7(11.67%0 of them had inadequate knowledge regarding Personal Hygiene.
Fields of Study & Subjects
School Health and Nursing Education
Human Health and Disease
Food Safety and Hygiene
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026