Knowledge and Practice on Sanitation and Hygiene among Secondary-Level Students

Abstract

Sanitation and hygiene are essential components among the students to create a behavioral impact for living a healthy lifestyle. In this context, the study intends to investigate the knowledge and practice of sanitation and hygiene among the students in Shree Adinath Madhyamik Vidayala in Kirtipur municipality ward number six of Kathmandu Valley, where most of the students are from a middle-class background. The study employed quantitative and qualitative research, with an emphasis on exploratory and descriptive research designs. A total of 35 students in grade 10 of the school were the universe of the study and all these students were included in this study and the census methods were applied. The study indicates that students possess knowledge of hygiene conditions.