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A Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Sanitation and Personal Hygiene among Sanitation Workers of an Urban Local Body in Odisha, India

Tanmoy Kumar Satpathy, Kamala Kanta Sahoo, Parmeshwar Satpathy

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice was conducted on 140 nos. of sanitation workers employed in the city of Cuttack in Odisha. Out of 140 participants, 76(54.3%) were female with mean age of 37.8 yrs ± 7.39 and 64(45.7%) were male mean age of 37.2 yrs ± 7.39. Out of 140 participants, 107(76%) had adequate knowledge regarding sanitation and personal hygiene and 122(86%) reported good practices. This study shows adequate level of knowledge, attitude and practices among the sanitation workers.

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice was conducted on 140 nos. of sanitation workers employed in the city of Cuttack in Odisha. Out of 140 participants, 76(54.3%) were female with mean age of 37.8 yrs ± 7.39 and 64(45.7%) were male mean age of 37.2 yrs ± 7.39. Out of 140 participants, 107(76%) had adequate knowledge regarding sanitation and personal hygiene and 122(86%) reported good practices. This study shows adequate level of knowledge, attitude and practices among the sanitation workers.

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice was conducted on 140 nos. of sanitation workers employed in the city of Cuttack in Odisha. Out of 140 participants, 76(54.3%) were female with mean age of 37.8 yrs ± 7.39 and 64(45.7%) were male mean age of 37.2 yrs ± 7.39. Out of 140 participants, 107(76%) had adequate knowledge regarding sanitation and personal hygiene and 122(86%) reported good practices. This study shows adequate level of knowledge, attitude and practices among the sanitation workers.

Key concepts: Sanitation, Hygiene, Personal hygiene, Environmental health, Veterinary medicine, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Geography

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