Abstract
Background: Inadequate sanitation has direct effect on health of individual, family, communities and nation as a whole. Objective: To assess the personal hygiene and sanitary condition of the Katahari Village Development Committee (VDC). Methods: The cross sectional study was done in Katahari VDC of Morang district. A total of 80 households were randomly selected from two wards of VDC. The data were collected by interview method using interview schedule. Data were entered in Excel sheet and analyzed on SPSS program. Results: Many respondents (61%) were unable to read and write, 33% involved in private job in various factory. Knowledge of sanitation was high (90%) but only 65% of them were using soap water for hand washing. Sixty percent had no toilet facilities. There was significant association between education and toilet facilities among community people. Land holding and type of family had no significant association with toilet facilities. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding sanitation was high among community people but very poor in practice.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v1i2.7298 Journal of Nobel Medical College (2012), Vol.1 No.2 p.39-44
Highlights
Inadequate sanitation has direct effect on health of individual, family, communities and nation as a whole
This study aims to Journal of Nobel Medical College (2012), Vol.[1]
A total of 80 respondents were interviewed from 80 household in two wards (1 and 2) of Katahari Village Development Committee (VDC)
Summary
Inadequate sanitation has direct effect on health of individual, family, communities and nation as a whole. Two-thirds (67%) of the total population go for open-air defecation and only one-third (33%) having access to a latrine[5]. Garbage disposal and toilets are lowest among the poorest population and is better in the richer quintiles of the population. There is huge gap in access to sanitary facilities between that available to the poorest population and the national average[8]. Objective: To assess the personal hygiene and sanitary condition of the Katahari Village Development Committee (VDC). Methods: The cross sectional study was done in Katahari VDC of Morang district. There was significant association between education and toilet facilities among community people. Land holding and type of family had no significant association with toilet facilities. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding sanitation was high among community people but very poor in practice
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