Personal Hygiene and Sanitary Practices among the School Girls in
Dhangadhi, Nepal
Abstract
The inadequate knowledge of personal hygiene and sanitation is directly
correlated with the health of an individual, a family, a community, a
nation, and the globe as a whole. To know the knowledge, attitude, and
practices (KAP) of personal hygiene and sanitation among the girl
students in Dhangadhi, Nepal; this study was conducted in four different
schools and a total of 238 girl students were selected specifically from
the grade 5 to 10 following their age range from 11 to 18 years and the
data was collected by filling the premade questionnaires.