Published on March 2016 | Public Health

A Cross Sectional Study on Personal Hygiene Among Paramedical Professional Students At School of Medical Education Kottayam in India

This study was conducted among the paramedical professional students of School of Medical Education, Mahatma Gandhi University, Gandhingar, Kottayam, Kerala. Study has been done with the help of primary data, which includes interview with students, observations & personal discussions. This study is descriptive type & sampling technique used is simple random type. Personal hygiene may be defined as branch of hygiene, which concern itself with the adjustments, which the individual must make to preserve & improve the health of his body & mind. Thus it deals with matters, which are the personal responsibility of every person. Personal hygiene includes bathing, clothing, washing hands & feet’s, and care of nails, eyes, ears, teeth and menstrual hygiene. The main object of personal hygiene is to maintain a high standard of health. Poor personal hygiene increases the chances of occurring diseases so, personal hygiene is very important for maintenance of good health .It has profound effect on maintaining a healthy life style. Aim of the study is to understand the personal hygiene habits among professional students. Population includes both girls & boys who are studying in various paramedical courses at School of Medical Education of Mahatma Gandhi University Gandhinagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India. From the population, 100 students were selected for the study. In the present study simple random technique is used. The tool used is interview schedule prepared in English language. The first part includes personal data sheet seeks name, age, sex, family & course etc. Other parts includes oral hygiene, skin care, eye care, care of hands, care of ears, care of feet’s & care of hands. The personal hygiene habit is more & good in female professional students (68%) in comparison of male professional students (32%). The personal hygiene habit is more & good in professional students who belong to Nuclear family (72%) as compare to extended family (28%).