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A Study of Rural Females of Faisalabad with Reference to their Knowledge and Practices about Personal Hygiene

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  • Zakaullah, Paris
  • Batool, Zahira
  • Malik, Nazia

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Purpose: This study was designed to understand knowledge level and practice of personal hygiene of rural women.Methodology:This study was conducted in District Faisalabad. Multistage random sampling was used to select the sample. At initial stage of sampling, two towns (Samundari Town and Tandlianwala Town) were selected randomly out of eight towns of District, Faisalabad. Later on, two union councils from each town were finalized and 2 villages were selected from each (four) union councils. Total eight villages were selected for collecting final sample for study. Sample of four hundred respondents was selected from 8 villages by using Solvin formula. At final stage, convenient sampling technique was used to select the respondents from eight villages of District, Faisalabad. A well established interview schedule was used to collect data from respondents. Data analysis was done by using SPSS. 25 and descriptive statistical techniques were applied to describe summaries of visible characteristics of the dataset.Findings: It was found that majority of rural women have not enough knowledge about personal hygiene and its practice was missed out due to lack of sufficient knowledge.Implications:Keeping in view the importance of personal hygiene practices, it is necessary to take measures to improve the situation. Hygiene and sanitation education at the individual or household level needs to be clear and simple.&&

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  • Zakaullah, Paris & Batool, Zahira & Malik, Nazia, 2021. "A Study of Rural Females of Faisalabad with Reference to their Knowledge and Practices about Personal Hygiene," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 7(3), pages 659-671, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:7:y:2021:i:3:p:659-671
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v7i3.1863
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