Hygiene and Nutrition of Students in India

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• A descriptive study was conducted to assess association of personal hygiene with nutrition and morbidity profile, a study among primary school children in Kolkata, India 2009. Results revealed that 59.23% of students used running water to wash their hand at home and 82.3% at school. Almost 18% of the children never washed their hand before eating at school. Clean/combed hair was found more in boys as compared to girls 92.23%. However, boys used tooth paste and tooth brush regularly 67% as compared to girls 56.6%, unfortunately followed unhygienic practices like using fingers. Study found that 76% of the boys and 74% of the girls were suffering from one or more morbidities. The most common morbidity among girls were clinically detected pallor, caries in teeth 33.34% and worm infestation 29.63%. Care should be taken to improve the state of personal hygiene practices of these school children through coordinated and concerted health education measures by teaching parents.(16)

• A cross section study was conducted for assessment of personal hygiene among canteen worker of government medical college and hospital Solapur city, 2005. The results showed that only 29% of workers were having good personal hygiene, and 32.5% were having poor personal hygiene. 95.2% of workers heard about food borne disease and 69.9% of them received the information from mass media. Similarly 86.7% responded food borne disease is transmitted by contaminated food and 56.6 % of them by vector. 96.4% of food handlers were aware about washing hand before serving and after using toilet in prevention of food borne disease respectively. Health education about personal hygiene in this area will help to early identification of any morbid.(17)

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...than the boys 79.04%. Similarly 86.66% girls were using the soap to wash their hand at school than the boys 72.38%. It would be better if government should regularly undertake school health check up and health education.(7)

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• A cross sectional study was done on oral hygiene status among school going children belonging to various socio-economic status of Belagum city aged 12-15yrs in 2010. Oral hygiene status was conducted according to OHI-S. Results shows majority of the children from upper socio-economic status has good oral hygiene (mean (sd) 0.67± 0.38). Mean OHI-S score for males (1.82±0.79) and females (1.18±0.83) shows that female had good hygiene compared to male. This difference is statistically significant (z-28.68, p<0.001). Knowledge imparted through school health program, would go a long way in maintenance of oral health. (21)

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