KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HAND WASHING AS A MEASURE OF DISEASE CONTROL AMONG STUDENTS IN AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HAND WASHING AS A MEASURE OF DISEASE CONTROL AMONG STUDENTS IN AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND OF STUDY                                                                                  2

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM                                                                         3

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES                                                                                      5

RESEARCH QUESTIONS                                                                                       5

SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY                                                                                  6

SCOPE OF STUDY                                                                                                   6

LIMITATIONS TO STUDY                                                                                     7

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS                                                          7

CHAPTER TWO

INTRODUCTION                                                                                                     9

CONCEPT OF HAND WASHING AND DISEASE CONTROL                          9

THE LINK BETWEEN HAND HYGIENE AND INFECTION                            13

EMPIRICAL FRAMEWORK                                                                                  17

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK                                                                             21

CHAPTER THREE

SOURCES OF DATA                                                                                               23

POPULATION OF THE STUDY                                                                             23

DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE SIZE                                                                 24

STUDY AREA                                                                                                          25

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT                                         26

RESEARCH DESIGN                                                                                              27

VALIDITY OF THE INSTRUMENT                                                                      27

RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT                                                                28

METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS                                                                           28

CHAPTER FOUR

INTRODUCTION                                                                                                     29

DATA ANALYSIS                                                                                                   32

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS                                                                                 42

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS                                                                                                53

CONCLUSION                                                                                                         56

RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                                           60

 REFERENCES                                                                                                        62

APPENDIX

QUESTIONNAIRE                                                                                                   69

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the thesis was to study the knowledge and practice of hand washing as a measure of disease control among students in AfeBabalola University. The goal was to know how well the knowledge of hand hygiene is known to the students and their attitudes towards maintaining good hand hygiene and to find possible ways for better adherence. The quantitative research method was used. Questionnaire was divided in 4 sections and distributed to students who were used for the study as respondents. Results from the findings indicated that majority of the students maintained good hygiene prior and after eating. The students also maintain good hand hygiene after using the restroom. The results revealed that although majority of the students wash hands during these cases most of them do not fully know or understand the right procedures and techniques of proper and effective hand hygiene and the right use of alcohol hand rub in the prevention of illness. In the conclusion it came to attention that there is the need for further education for the students on the various procedures of proper hand and personal hygiene to effectively prevent the spread of infection and diseases. It was recommended to hold hand hygiene educational events interesting enough to attract students from all the various fields of study to participate.

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