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Yufiarti, Yufiarti, Edwita, and Suharti. "Health Promotion Program (JUMSIH); To Enhance Children's Clean and Healthy Living Knowledge." JPUD - Jurnal Pendidikan Usia Dini 13, no. 2 (December 13, 2019): 341–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jpud.132.10.
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Knowledge about clean and healthy life in children needs to be given early to shape behavior in everyday life. Knowledge about healthy living can be provided at school through various learning programs. This study aims to find the effectiveness of health promotion programs (JUMSIH) to increase children's knowledge about clean and healthy living. The research method is a pre-experimental one-shot case study design. The respondents of this study were 68 students aged 7-8 years. The results showed that the JUMSIH program can help children have knowledge about healthy living. Based on data analysis, n = 15 generally obtained scores above 2.6. It was concluded that healthy living skills are often performed by students such as hand washing, bathing, and toothbrush behavior which are basic skills for children to be able to live healthy lives. Suggestions for further research which is the development of various programs to increase awareness of clean and healthy living from an early age.
Keywords: Clean and healthy life Knowledge, Early Childhood, Health Promotion Program (JUMSIH)
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Aguilar-Polo, Aniceto, and Máximo Mateo-Solis. "Knowledge of oral health and oral hygiene habits of college students." Journal of Oral Research 10, no. 3 (June 30, 2021): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2021.033.
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Introduction: Oral health is essential for people's well-being and quality of life; therefore, the present study performs an analysis on the knowledge of oral health and oral hygiene habits, making reference to the indicators of the WHO. Objective: To analyze the knowledge of oral health and oral hygiene habits in students of the Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán, Peru, during the second semester of the 2019 academic year Material and Methods: Research type descriptive correlational design; the sample consisted of 234 students. Data collection involved the use of two questionnaires designed and validated for the study. Data processing was carried out using descriptive statistics and normality analysis using the Kolmogórov-Smirnov test. Results: The results of knowledge of oral health as well as oral hygiene habits showed a medium level. It was determined that there is a high positive correlation between the variables (R=0.796) and this correlation is significant with a level of confidence of 95% (p<0.05). Conclusion: Knowledge of oral health influences the oral hygiene habits of Peruvian students, and considering that oral diseases continue to be an important and growing global public health challenge, the State must formulate preventive measures with potentially different approaches to reduce its prevalence in the population.
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Gibson, Matelyn, Noah Anderson, Alexis Horton, Kayla Mullins, and Alexandria Reynolds. "0255 Sleep Hygiene Index: Associations with Sleep and Mental Health in College Students." Sleep 45, Supplement_1 (May 25, 2022): A114—A115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac079.253.
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Abstract Introduction Typically, college students practice unhealthy sleep hygiene behaviors, obtain too little sleep, and experience poor sleep quality. Sleep hygiene includes the routines or practices that prepare a person for the best possible night of sleep. Good sleep hygiene habits, like creating a sleep-friendly environment and making time for sleep, promote healthy duration and quality of sleep. Stress is also an important factor to consider during the college experience. Sleep and mental health are tightly connected, and stress can negatively impact the sleep and mental health of individuals. The focus of the current study was to examine habitual sleep habits in college students, in association with sleep quality and psychological health. Methods Participants included 51 undergraduate students (18 men, average age M=20.25 years, SD=1.78) who wore wrist actigraphs to measure their typical sleep habits for one week. After one week, participants completed questionnaires about sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) and sleep hygiene practices (Sleep Hygiene Index, SHI). Higher scores on PSQI represent poorer quality; higher scores on SHI represent unhealthy sleep hygiene behaviors. Mental health symptoms were measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results Overall sleep duration was 6.59 hours and sleep efficiency was 82.55% as measured by actigraphy. PSQI scores (M=6.86) demonstrated poor sleep quality and SHI scores (M= 24.80) indicated overall poor sleep hygiene practices. SHI scores predicted higher PSQI scores (F(1, 50) = 18.05, p<.001), but did not predict sleep duration or efficiency. Depression, anxiety, and stress scores on the DASS predicted poorer sleep hygiene (F(1, 50) = 18.05, p<.001; F(1, 50) = 5.82, p=.020; F(1, 50) = 13.42, p<.001; respectively). Conclusion As expected, college students’ sleep was short in duration, poor in efficiency, and poor in quality. Additionally, poor sleep hygiene practices predicted poorer sleep quality. Interestingly, scores that indicated worse depression, anxiety, and stress predicted poorer sleep hygiene practices, suggesting that mental health may contribute to healthy sleep practices. More research is needed to understand the complex relationship between mental health, sleep, and healthy sleep practices Support (If Any) None.
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Kaskova, L. F., I. I. Drozda, O. M. Soltys, and Y. H. Kilmukhametova. "THE IMPACT OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES ON ORAL HYGIENE IN 15-YEAR-OLD ADOLESCENTS." Ukrainian Dental Almanac, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 35–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.31718/2409-0255.3.2022.07.
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Oral hygiene has a significant impact on the dental health of adolescents. Therefore, studying and identifying opportunities for its improvement in adolescents is highly important. Application of the proposed scheme of preventive work with a cohort of adolescents attending school and college made it possible to improve the hygienic condition of the oral cavity in them. During the 1st survey, the hygiene rate in the group of students and the group of college students was at the average level, which corresponds to a satisfactory level of oral hygiene, although when comparing the numerical values of the rate of schoolchildren and college students, it was worse among college attendees. The study showed that constant monitoring and communication with the subjects in the main groups resulted in significant improvement in oral hygiene and their maintenance throughout the observation period (12 months). The results confirm the need for constant monitoring by parents for oral hygiene in adolescents.
We observed 15-year-old students (54 people) and college visitors of the same age (43 people) and divided them into two groups: the main group of schoolchildren and college students who underwent our proposed preventive measures under constant supervision; the control group (schoolchildren and college students), who were offered preventive measures without monitoring by a dentist.
The method of communication with included professional hygiene, controlled brushing, oral hygiene training, acquaintance with objects and means of oral hygiene, rules of nutrition, and leading a healthy lifestyle. We examined adolescents in the control group twice a year. The main group monitored the implementation of the proposed recommendations regularly. The study of the researched indicators was conducted 6 and 12 months after one examination. According to the WHO recommendations, the Hygiene Index (OHI-S) was determined by the Green-Vermillion; additionally, we conducted the Fedorov-Volodkina index.
Application of the proposed scheme of preventive work with a cohort of adolescents studying at school and college made it possible to improve the hygienic condition of the oral cavity in them. During the 1st examination, the hygiene rate in the group of students and the group of college students was at the average level, which corresponds to a satisfactory level of oral hygiene. Although comparing the numerical values of the rate of schoolchildren and college students, it was worse among college visitors. The study showed that constant monitoring and communication with the subjects in the main groups resulted in a significant improvement in the level of oral hygiene and their maintenance throughout the observation period (12 months).
The results confirm the need for constant monitoring by parents for oral hygiene in adolescents.
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Qasem, JafarA, JenanM Al-Rifaai, and AneesaM Al Haddad. "Personal hygiene among college students in Kuwait: A Health promotion perspective." Journal of Education and Health Promotion 7, no. 1 (2018): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_158_17.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Adnan, Sadia Rashid, Muhammad Rizwan, Wajahat Ghafoor Ch, Qaiser Masud Sheikh, and Asif Noor. "Awareness, Attitude and Practice of keeping proper oral hygiene among the Medical and Dental students." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 16, no. 4 (April 29, 2022): 131–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22164131.
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Aim: To find out the perspective of awareness, attitude and practice of keeping good oral hygiene among the Medical and dental college students of Islamabad and Abbottabad. Methods: This comparative cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in HBS and Federal Medical and Dental College Islamabad and Frontier Medical and Dental College Abbottabad from July to December 2021. A sample of 900 medical and dental students of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year MBBS and BDS, 300 from each college were selected randomly. Result: Number of Female students was more than male students with an age range between 17-22 years in all three colleges. Majority of the students had insufficient awareness and knowledge about various available dental hygiene aids, their proper usage and impact on health status. Good practice, knowledge and attitude of dental hygiene was shown by less than 50% of students, majority students of Islamabad than Abbottabad. Conclusion: Average level of AAP about oral hygiene was seen among the Medical and Dental students of all colleges. Organizing various counseling sessions, community work and seminars to highlight the importance of oral hygiene, various tools available and their proper usage was suggested. Keywords: Awareness, Attitude and Practice (AAP), tools, Oral hygiene.
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Purnasari, Nurwulan, and Ilzamha Hadijah Rusdan. "Perception and Practices Regarding Food Safety and Health Profiles of College Students." Journal of Agri-Food Science and Technology 1, no. 2 (March 4, 2021): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/jafost.v1i2.2685.
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College students are among the educated parts of urban society and might be considered more resistant to food-borne illness due to higher immune function. The objective of this research was to assess the perceptions and practices of food hygiene among college students and determine their health profile. The method was using a structured questionnaire by cross-sectional survey on 222 college students in Central Java. The descriptive analysis used to describe their perception and food hygiene practices. The study found that more than 90% of participants tended to follow recommended food safety practices. More than 80% of college students reported consumption of potentially hazardous foods, while 36% and 26% reported experience of fever and diarrhea, respectivelyThese findings suggest that specific subsets of the student population are more likely to follow recommended food safety practices and are at lower risk of developing foodborne illnesses. This study will perform the next level analysis, which includes the profile of the gut microbiota.
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Asawa, Kailash, Tulip Chakravarty, Mridula Tak, Dev Rathod, and Nandini Sen. "Self-Assessment of Psychological and Mechanical Factors Affecting Oral Hygiene Among Indian College-Going Students: A Model-Guided Study." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 40, no. 4 (November 6, 2019): 307–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272684x19885496.
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Good oral hygiene is the foundation for a healthy mouth. This study was aimed to determine the efficacy of oral health education based on an integrated model on oral hygiene attitude and behavior among the college students of Udaipur city. An intervention study was conducted among 156 college students in Udaipur city. The questionnaire based on the new integrated model was tested for validity and reliability. Paired t test and multinomial regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. Significant differences were observed regarding all the indicators of oral hygiene practices, perceived susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, and external locus of control. Odds ratio was significantly greater among undergraduate regarding oral hygiene practices. Also odds ratio of perceived susceptibility and seriousness was more among male population. The educational intervention was successful in conveying the message regarding the importance of oral hygiene practices.
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Zhu, Yingying, Jiahao Huang, and Minqi Yang. "Association between Chronotype and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students: The Role of Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Hygiene Awareness." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1 (December 23, 2022): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010197.
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Chronotype and sleep quality have been shown to play significant roles in influencing people’s physical and mental health. The current study focuses on examining the relationship between chronotype and sleep quality among Chinese college students and exploring the mediating role of bedtime procrastination and the moderating role of sleep hygiene awareness. A sample of 2822 college students (female = 71.4%) aged between 17 and 29 years (M = 19.77, SD = 1.41) were included and completed the measures of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS) and Sleep Hygiene Awareness Scale (SHAS). The results showed that evening-type students reported the lowest sleep quality and highest levels of bedtime procrastination. In contrast, the highest sleep quality and lowest levels of bedtime procrastination were shown by morning-type, exhibiting the neither-type students’ intermediate chronotype. Bedtime procrastination partially mediated the relationship between chronotype and sleep quality. Furthermore, sleep hygiene awareness moderated the direct effect of chronotype on sleep quality and the effect of chronotype in the path from chronotype to bedtime procrastination. Specifically, higher levels of sleep hygiene awareness could buffer the adverse effect of chronotype on self-reported sleep quality but bolstered the negative effect of chronotype on bedtime procrastination. Our results suggest that individuals with an evening preference are inclined to postpone their bedtime and further experience poorer sleep quality at night. Sleep hygiene awareness may serve as a protective factor for poor nocturnal sleep. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of reducing bedtime procrastination and improving sleep hygiene awareness in the interventions designed to help college students to own a better sleep quality, especially for those with evening chronotypes.
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Sadiq, M. S., Z. B. Sohail, F. Riaz, M. S. Chishty, M. Munawar, and S. Sabir. "Awareness and Practice of Oral Hygiene Measures amongst College Students of Lahore." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 15, no. 5 (May 30, 2021): 1491–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs211551491.
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Objective: To evaluate awareness and practice of oral hygiene measures amongst college students of Lahore. To assess awareness and practice of oral hygiene measures amongst students of CMH LMC, LUMS, UET, FAST, Punjab College & Lahore Garrison University Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted among non-dental students using a questionnaire. Results: Most frequently used oral hygiene measure was toothbrush (81.3%). Most frequently used interdental aid was toothpick. (53.8%). 68% of the participants were aware about oral hygiene and most common mode of awareness was by dental fraternity 34.6%. 51% of the participants were using interdental aids. 49% of the participants were not using oral hygiene adjuncts and the most common reason was not knowing how to use it. (28.8%) Conclusions:68% of the participants were aware about oral hygiene measures but only half of the participants in this study engaged in regular oral hygiene measures and lack of knowledge was the dominant reason for not doing so. Key words: oral health, periodontal disease, interdental areas, interdental cleansing, interdental aids.
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K., Manasa, Chandrakumar S. G., and Prashantha B. "Assessment of hand hygiene knowledge among medical and nursing students of Mysore medical college and research institute, Mysore." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 3 (February 24, 2018): 1133. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180773.
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Background: Improper hand hygiene among health care workers is the main cause for many nosocomial infections. Lack of knowledge and lack of recognition of hand hygiene opportunities during patient care are mainly responsible for poor hand hygiene among health care workers.Methods: Knowledge on hand hygiene was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire among medical and nursing students of Mysore medical college and research institute.Results: Among 276 medical and 225 nursing students who participated in the study, 26% of medical and 33% of nursing students had received formal training in hand hygiene in the last three years. Less than 50% of students had knowledge on source, routes of transmission of germs and minimal time needed for hand rubbing in hospital setting.Conclusions: The knowledge is limited on hand hygiene actions which shows the importance of inclusion of hand hygiene topic in curriculum.
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Anderson, Joy L., Cynthia A. Warren, Elena Perez, Reggie I. Louis, Stephanie Phillips, Jean Wheeler, Melissa Cole, and Ranjita Misra. "Gender and ethnic differences in hand hygiene practices among college students." American Journal of Infection Control 36, no. 5 (June 2008): 361–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.007.
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Zhang, Chun-Qing, Rongyu Fang, Ru Zhang, Martin S. Hagger, and Kyra Hamilton. "Predicting Hand Washing and Sleep Hygiene Behaviors among College Students: Test of an Integrated Social-Cognition Model." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 13, 2020): 1209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041209.
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Objective: Hand washing and sleep hygiene are two important health behaviors. The purpose of the current study was to identify the motivational and volitional antecedents of college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors based on an integrated model of behavior that combined social-cognition constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). Methods: Using a prospective design, college students (N = 1106) completed a survey assessing the motivational constructs of action self-efficacy, attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, intentions, and behaviors of hand washing and sleep hygiene at Time 1. Demographic variables were also collected. One month later, at Time 2, college students (N = 524) self-reported on their volitional factors of maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, coping planning, and behaviors of hand washing and sleep hygiene. A further 2 months later, at Time 3, college students (N = 297) were asked to self-report on their hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors over the past month. Findings: Data were analyzed using variance-based structural equation modelling. Results showed significant direct effects of attitudes, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control on intentions; significant direct effects of action self-efficacy on maintenance self-efficacy; and significant direct effects of maintenance self-efficacy on action planning and coping planning. Significant direct effects of intention on action planning (sleep hygiene only), and significant direct effects of intention, maintenance self-efficacy (hand washing only), action and coping planning on behavior were also observed. Action planning also moderated the intention–behavior relationship, but only for hand washing. There were also significant total indirect effects of action self-efficacy on behavior mediated by maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, and coping planning for both behaviors, and significant total indirect effects of subjective norm and perceived behavioral control on behavior mediated by intention for sleep hygiene. When past behavior was included in the integrated model predicting all the psychological variables and behavior, all of the structural relations were attenuated. Discussion: Current findings indicate that college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors are a function of both motivational and volitional factors. Findings also indicate that the TPB and HAPA pathways might differ for the two health behaviors. Implications of the current findings for future health interventions aimed at improving college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene are discussed.
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Selby Smith, Chris. "Health services management education in South Australia." Australian Health Review 18, no. 4 (1995): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah950015.
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In December 1994 the Australian College of Health Service Executives (SABranch) sought ?a needs analysis for health management training programs withinSouth Australia?. Although the college was interested in a range of matters, thecentral issue was whether the current Graduate Diploma in Health Administration(or a similar course) would continue to be provided in Adelaide. The college providedbackground material and discussions were held with students, the health industry,relevant professional associations and the universities. This commentary sets out someof the background factors and my conclusions, which have been accepted by the SouthAustralian authorities.
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Tucker, Claire, and Michael Miller. "The Impact of Transfer Shock in a Dental Hygiene Program at a Four-Year Health-Sciences University." Journal of Studies in Education 10, no. 4 (October 8, 2020): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jse.v10i4.17604.
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Health-sciences medical universities that host dental hygiene programs typically work on the model of offering upper division coursework, meaning that they enroll only students who complete their first two years at a different institution. The current study investigated the impact of ‘transfer shock’ on students who transferred into a dental hygiene program from community colleges compared to those transferring from four-year universities. This included testing for differences between student grade point average and NBDHE pass rates for the two groups of transfer students. A total of 166 students who graduated from a dental hygiene program at a mid-southern health-sciences university from 2014-2018 were included in the study. The subjects were placed into two groups by the location of their lower division courses: community college or four-year university. Paired t-tests suggested the presence of transfer shock for both groups. First-attempt pass rates: 95.5%, with a program GPA of 3.12 for the community college group and 98%, with a program GPA of 3.27 for the four-year university group. Transfer shock did occur in the program in the study, so program administrators in dental hygiene academic units should be aware of the impact of transfer and help build bridges that support students to aid in their success.
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al Kadi, Azzam, and Sajad Ahmad Salati. "Hand Hygiene Practices among Medical Students." Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2012 (2012): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/679129.
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Background. Hand hygiene is a cost-effective method in preventing infection transmission. Hand hygiene practices have been found to be faulty in most healthcare settings. We conducted a study to evaluate the awareness, and compliance of hand hygiene among undergraduate medical students during their clinical phase in Qassim College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.Methods. A questionnaire based on World Health Organization’s concept of “Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” was used to evaluate the awareness of the indications for hand hygiene and compliance was observed during Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) sessions. Sixty students including thirty-six males (60%) and twenty-four females (40%) participated voluntarily in the study.Results. The average awareness regarding the positive indications of hand hygiene was 56%. Rest of the 44% of students were either not sure or unaware of the indications of hygiene. Only 29% of students were able to identify all the five indications for hand hygiene in the questionnaire. Compliance as assessed during OSCE sessions was only 17% with no significant difference between the genders.Conclusion. It was concluded that serious efforts are needed to improve the hand hygiene practices among medical students.
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Ambiger, Netravati, T. S. Ranganath, M. Kavitha, and D. B. Padmini. "A cross-sectional study to assess the health hygiene status of school children in urban field practice area, Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Bengaluru." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 12 (November 24, 2018): 5460. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184823.
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Background: A large fraction of the world’s illness and death is attributable to communicable diseases. This is especially notable in developing countries where acute respiratory and intestinal infections are the primary causes of morbidity and mortality among young children. Objective of the study was to assess the basic hygiene practices among primary school children in urban field practice area, BMC&RI.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out during September and October 2016 on a total of 125 school children to assess the level of basic hygiene practices in Urban field practice area, BMCRI. A Random sampling technique was used and pre tested and semi structured questionnaire was read out to the participants during face to face interview and sufficient time was given to the subjects to respond, without probing the answer.Results: Among 125 students, 54% were female and 46% were male.53.6% students take bath on alternate days, 88% students wash their feet daily, and 76% students change their cloth daily.75.2% students had h/o head lice and 57.6% students had h/o dental caries.Conclusions: Out of 125, 56.8% of students have excellent hygiene, 42.4% of students have very good hygiene and 0.8% students have good hygiene.
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Madhan Kumar, Seenivasan, Karthigeyan Jeyapalan, Uma Maheswari Mani, Parthasarathy Natarajan, Shanmuganathan Natarajan, and V. Anand Kumar. "To Evaluate Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes, Behavior and to Compare the Oral Health Attitudes among Students of Different Years of a Dental School in South-India." Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 11, no. 3 (September 18, 2018): 1659–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/1534.
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To evaluate self-reported oral health attitudes, behavior and compare the oral health attitudes among a group of dental students of different years in India. Four hundred dental students from first year to internship of the undergraduate dental course of Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai were surveyed and a modified HU-DBI survey was administered to all of them. The questionnaire consists of 28 questions with yes or no responses, where the first 25 questions were related to oral health attitudes and the last three questions dealt with smoking habits of the subjects. The responses were tabulated and statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 19.0. Highly significant results were obtained with respect to oral hygiene in both males and females indicative of good oral hygiene practices. The general trends for answering indicate that both males and female dental students showed a high degree of awareness and competence in all four sub sections of the questionnaire, namely oral health attitude, oral hygiene, self-reported oral health and smoking. This result was highly significant for most questions. Dental hygiene and dental hygiene practices among dental students in this South Indian population show an improvement among dental students from year to year. No significant differences were seen between male and female dental students.
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Gipson, Christine S., Jenifer M. Chilton, Suzanne S. Dickerson, Danita Alfred, and Barbara K. Haas. "Effects of a sleep hygiene text message intervention on sleep in college students." Journal of American College Health 67, no. 1 (May 31, 2018): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1462816.
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DAUD, SEEMA, RABIAH MAHWISH, and HAJRA SHUJA. "HAND HYGIENE;." Professional Medical Journal 20, no. 01 (December 10, 2012): 164–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.01.595.
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Background: WHO Guidelines recommends ‘‘My five moments for hand hygiene” for prevention of HCAI. Objective: Toassess the knowledge and practices of medical students about HCAI and hand hygiene. Setting: Lahore Medical & Dental College(LMDC), Lahore. Period: Four weeks, in January and February, 2012. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted usingWHO’s “Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire”, among MBBS students from 3rd to final years, 2012. Data was entered and cleaned inSPSS 19 and presented in tables and graphs. Descriptive statistics was used in the forms of numbers and percentages. Results: Among227 respondents, 63% were female, 67% were 20 to 22 years old, 38% were from 3rd year, 40% from 4th year and 22% from final year,61% never received hand hygiene training and 67% never used hand rubs. Few students named unclean hands as main route (42%) andsource of HCAI (21%). Hand hygiene was preferred before touching patients (76%) and after body fluid exposure (70%). It was perceivedto be rapid (63%), effective (66%), cause of skin dryness (57%) and it was supposed to be used concomitantly with hand washing (74%),before abdomen palpation (48%), giving injection (31%), after removing gloves (22%) and making patient’s bed (31%). Damaged skin(92%), artificial fingernails (78%) and jewelry (53%) were perceived to increase hand contamination. Conclusions: There were seriousgaps in knowledge of proper hand cleaning techniques and their importance in prevention of health HCAI. Hand hygiene, must be part ofcurriculum and training of all health care providers.
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Hosing, A., AM Hiremath, V. Vadavadagi, A. Bansal, and A. Kahar. "Oral Hygiene Practices in Dental Students." Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry 10, no. 1 (January 2016): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/johcd-10-1-30.
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ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to determine oral health practices among under graduate dental students from Pravara Rural Dental college Loni. Methods A self administered questionnaire was distributed among dental students randomly. The questionnaire was developed to assess the self reported perception of oral hygiene practices. Results The response rate was 85%. 15% of the students did not answer the questionnaire completely so were not included in the study. (n=252) 67.46% students reported brushing twice daily while only 5.55% were brushing thrice daily, 26.98% of them were brushing once in a day. 96.03% the students reported using toothpaste, 79.75% of them were using fluoridated toothpaste this indicates that many of them were well aware of fact that fluorides have significant role in dental caries and show potential therapeutic, adjunctive and preventive use in the treatment of periodontal diseases. 73.41% of students reported rinsing their mouth with water, only 23.80% were using mouthwashes. All of them were using one or more oral cleaning aids i.e. dental floss, interdental brush and tongue cleaner.seventy nine percent students were reported using tongue cleaners. Conclusion The results indicate that more emphasis should be given on Oral health care of Undergraduate dental students and further research is needed to examine oral cavity clinically and objectively by standard procedures available. Students should be motivated to keep their mouth free of dental diseases by practicing proper oral hygine aids and guidelines.
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Amaral, A. Paula, M. João Soares, A. T. Pereira, M. Bajouco, B. Maia, M. Marques, J. Valente, and A. Macedo. "Predictors of Sleep Difficulties in College Students." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.257.
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IntroductionCollege students are known for their variable sleep schedules. Such schedules, along with other common student practices are associated with poor sleep hygiene. The persistence of the precipitating stressor is one of the factors involved in the persistence of insomnia.AimsTo examine the role of the perceived stress, perseverative thinking, strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and negative affect as predictors of sleep difficulties.MethodsThe sample comprises 549 college students.MeasuresPSS-10, PTQ, CERQ and POMS-58. Three questions were used to access difficulties in initiating sleep (DIS), maintaining sleep (DMS) and early morning wakening (EMA). A Sleep Difficulties Index (SDI) was calculated by summing DIS, DMS and EMA scores.ResultsIn total sample, the multiple linear regression explained 27.7% of the SDI total variance (R2 = .277, F(9, 375) = 15,942, P < .0001). The significant predictors of the total variance of SDI were perceived distress (B = .246, P = .0001), repetitive thought (B = .189, P = .005), cognitive interference and unproductiveness (B = −.188, P = .006), rumination (B = .130, P = .044) and negative affect (B = .156, P = .018).ConclusionsPreventive interventions focused on predictor factors (perceived stress, perseverative thinking, rumination and negative affect) should be considered in order to promote better mental health in college students.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Nair, Sreejith Sasidharan, Ramesh Hanumantappa, Shashidhar Gurushantswamy Hiremath, Mohammed Asaduddin Siraj, and Pooja Raghunath. "Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Medical and Nursing Students at a Tertiary Health Care Centre in Raichur, India." ISRN Preventive Medicine 2014 (February 6, 2014): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/608927.
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Background. Hand hygiene is recognized as the leading measure to prevent cross-transmission of microorganisms. Regarding hospital acquired infections, the compliance of nurses with hand washing guidelines seems to be vital in preventing the disease transmission among patients. There is a paucity of studies exploring this subject in Asia. Especially medical and nursing student’s knowledge of standard hand hygiene precautions is rarely compared. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 98 medical and 46 nursing students in a tertiary medical college in India. Knowledge was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire. Attitude and practices were evaluated by using another self-structured questionnaire. Z test was used to compare the percentage of correct responses between medical and nursing students. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results. Only 9% of participants (13 out of 144) had good knowledge regarding hand hygiene. Nursing students knowledge (P=0.023) , attitude (P=0.023), and practices (P<0.05) were significantly better than medical students.
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Hirsch, Sophie, Philip Zendels, Hannah Peach, and Jane Gaultney. "0246 Sleep Hygiene Mediates The Relationship Between Depression And Sleep Quality In College Freshman." Sleep 45, Supplement_1 (May 25, 2022): A111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac079.244.
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Abstract Introduction A variety of attitudes, behaviors, and health attributes can influence sleep quality. Depression and sleep quality interact bidirectionally, with depressed individuals often sleeping worse. College freshman may be prone to worse sleep and depression due to significant lifestyle changes, including sleep hygiene (a set of behaviors and conditions promoting sleep). This study sought to examine the relationship between sleep hygiene and depression in predicting sleep quality in first-year college students. Methods 165 participants were recruited to investigate sleep behaviors associated with stress, mental health, physical activity and eating as they entered college. Data were recorded using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; Buysse et al., 1989), the Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale (SHPS; Lin et al., 2007; Yang et al., 2010) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CESD; Radloff, 1977). A simple mediation analysis was run using the PROCESS macro for SPSS (Model 4; Hayes, 2018) with age and gender as covariates to examine direct and indirect associations of depression on sleep quality via sleep hygiene practices. Results In the model predicting sleep hygiene (R2 = .33, p < .001), depression had a significant effect (b = 1.90, p < .001), suggesting individuals scoring higher for depression engaged in more unhealthy sleep hygiene behaviors. The model predicting sleep quality (R2 = .47, p < .001) had significant effects from depression (b = .11, p = .005) and sleep hygiene (b = .09, p < .001) suggesting both higher depression scores and poor sleep hygiene behaviors associate with worse sleep quality. The indirect pathway was also significant (b = .17, CI: .11 - .24), suggesting depression’s impact on sleep hygiene behaviors also contributes to sleep quality. Conclusion One connection between depression and reduced sleep quality may be indirect via maladaptive sleep hygiene. Future research should look at addressing mental health with incoming students and promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors. Support (If Any) NA
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AL-Ubaidi, Dr Rand S., and Dr Mohammed K. Mahmoud. "Gingival health status among students in AL-Mustansiria University – College of Dentistry." Mustansiria Dental Journal 8, no. 2 (March 13, 2018): 158–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v8i2.320.
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Gingival health status survey was conducted concerning 19-23 years old studentsin Al- Mustansiria University / college of dentistry.The total sample composed of 150 students (75 males and 75 females).The clinical examination was conducted by using blunt mouth probe, followingthe (GI) described by Silness and Loe (1963).Results of this study have shown that mean of gingivitis decreases with advancingclass level with a high significant difference between all classes due to higherawareness regarding prevention of dental diseases among finished dental students.Results also show that gingivitis among males is higher than that among females forall classes because of having better oral hygiene practices than males.
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Anand, Deepak, and Shiv Prakash. "Assessment of the hygiene and sanitation practices of students of class VI to IX in urban government inter college at Allahabad district, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 9 (August 24, 2018): 3870. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183428.
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Background: Hygiene and sanitation practices directly affect health status, and students can be easily educated for correct practices, which can be a cheap and effective measure for disease prevention, also it will reduce absenteeism due to illness in schools. This research paper was designed to assess the factors influencing hygiene and sanitation practices among school children.Methods: It is a cross-sectional descriptive study, sample size was 400. Data was collected between August 2017 and December 2017 by using structured questionnaire on general hygiene and sanitation practices.Results: It was found that only 61.5% of students wash their hand before meals, merely 16.75% of them were practicing proper dental hygiene, 41.25% of them clean genitals properly, whereas 52.25% students daily consumes food from vendors. Significant difference in sanitation and hygiene practices was found regarding education of father, education of mother and socioeconomic status.Conclusions: Hygiene and sanitation practices among students are not satisfactory and there is scope for improvement.
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Waheed, Dr Zarina, Munazza Saeed, and Rafey Ahmad Jameel. "Awareness and Practices of Oral Hygiene among Female Undergraduates in a Malaysian University." Journal of Education and Educational Development 4, no. 2 (November 14, 2017): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/joeed.v4i2.1321.
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<em>The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent of awareness and practices of oral hygiene among undergraduate female students in a residential college of a university at Malaysia and to assess the need for awareness programs about oral hygiene. The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Hundred undergraduate female Malay students were selected as sample through convenience sampling. The results indicated that a majority of the respondents used toothpaste and toothbrush as primary tools for cleaning their teeth twice a day and was found that they had never used Miswak (a wooden teeth-cleaning stick made from tree twigs). They had adequate knowledge about periodontal and gingival health and were aware of the importance of visiting dentist regularly; however, most of them visited dentists when having a toothache. They had also reported need for organizing oral hygiene awareness programs by college administration and showed adequate oral hygiene knowledge and practices. Nevertheless, few inadequate practices were also identified which were being considered under oral hygiene along with lack of awareness programs being organized in college for which recommendations are suggested.</em>
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Al-Rahim, Dr Yousif A., and Dr Mohammed A. Hamid. "The knowledge and practices of oral hygiene methods in a sample of college students; Baghdad." Mustansiria Dental Journal 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2018): 88–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v5i1.510.
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Back ground: Poor oral health can have a profound effect on general health and the quality of life, the experience of pain, endurance of dental abscesses, problems with eating, chewing, and missing, discolored or damaged teeth, has a major impact on people’s daily lives and wellbeing. All these problems can be prevented by good personal oral hygiene practices.Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the knowledge and practices of oral hygiene methods and assess any association between these methods with the prevalence of dental caries among the students in different colleges in BaghdadMethods:-Study design: Cross sectional-Study period: The study was conducted from September, 1st to December, 31st 2005-Settings: Different colleges in Baghdad-Participants: A convenience sample of Four hundred and seventy students, male 236 (50.2%) and female 234 (48.8%).-Data collection: The data were collected by using a specially prepared questionnaire and oral examination.Results: 73.6% shows a poor and intermediate knowledge and practices methods of oral hygiene, the prevalence of dental caries reaches 66.4%. The proportion of dental carries among students with excellent score for the knowledge and practice methods of oral hygiene was 15.4 % (4 out of 26) only, while those with poor score showed 97.4% (76 out of 78).Conclusions: There is a need to enhance the knowledge of oral health and disease among our students, early detection and treatment of dental and oral diseases.
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Malla, Suprim, Reshma Shrestha, Bhageshwar Dhami, Sujaya Gupta, and Satish Deo. "Knowledge and Practices of Periodontal Health and Oral Hygiene among BDS Students." Journal of Nepalese Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology 1, no. 2 (December 4, 2017): 51–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnspoi.v1i2.23549.
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Background: Periodontal disease is an inflammatory oral disease that affects the soft and hard tissues supporting the teeth. Gingivitis, an early stage, when untreated leads to periodontitis that causes progressive tooth mobility leading towards tooth loss. Periodontitis is ubiquitous and commonly manifests in adult life. Early detection of oral diseases makes them more amenable to treatment and allows better chance of cure. BDS students are young adults who are going to be future oral health care provider. Their knowledge and oral hygiene practices may impact oral health status of a society.
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of oral health and periodontal disease and correlate it with oral hygiene practices among BDS students not exposed to clinical practice.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 120 students of first, second and third year BDS at Kantipur Dental College. The students who were not exposed to clinical practice were invited to participate. The data was collected by self-administered structured questionnaire. There were total of 15 questions on knowledge and oral hygiene practice and scores were assigned to each question. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20 software program.
Results: The mean knowledge score of the population was 6.58 ± 1.29 and mean practice score as 6.20 ± 1.73. The participants had good knowledge (55%) of oral health and periodontal diseases. However, only 22.5% of participants followed good oral hygiene practices. There was no significant difference of knowledge between males and females (p = 0.831) but a statistically significant difference was seen in the practice of oral hygiene (p = 0.006).
Conclusion: Despite having good knowledge (55%) of oral and periodontal health, 77.5% of the BDS students did not follow good oral hygiene practices on a regular basis. Dental students must be encouraged to be good role models in practicing as well as promoting oral health. The authors would like to recommend incorporating some oral health and preventive dentistry topics in the non-clinical BDS curriculum.
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Gupta, Vineeta. "Assessment of oral hygiene practices among medical students." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 3 (February 27, 2020): 1170. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200986.
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Background: Oral health is an important aspect of general health and wellbeing. As per available researches the high prevalence of oral diseases is a major public health problem. Oral hygiene is further compromised by unhealthy habits like tobacco use and lack of dental specialist care. Undergraduate medical and nursing students should be aware of oral health and dental hygiene as they are the future healthcare provider on whom the health of nation will depend.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted at Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India during study period July 2019 to September 2019. Purposive sampling method was used to select M.B.B.S. and B.Sc. nursing students as study subjects. Only those students present in the college on the days of the data collection and those willing to participate were included in the study. Data (background information, awareness and practice regarding oral hygiene) was collected using a predesigned pretested questionnaire.Results: 52.7% of the study subjects were female and 47.3% were male. 7.9% students were confident of their healthy teeth and expressed as good and very good condition. All the students were brushing teeth daily and few students even brushed twice a day (30.7%). Frequency of changing toothbrush, method of tooth brushing, use of inter-dental aid, use of tobacco, use of alcohol and causes of bad breath were significantly associated with gender variable.Conclusions: Awareness with respect to oral health (using fluoridated toothpaste) among students was adequate. However, awareness of usage of toothbrushes and non-practicing tobacco and alcohol habit show the oral health knowledge in these students. The correct knowledge about maintaining good oral health needs to be given to the individuals in an effective manner at earliest so that it becomes a part of their life style.
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Yadav, Kaluram, Jitender Solanki, C. L. Dileep, B. R. Adyanthaya, Prashant Mishra, and Omprakash Yadav. "Association between different blood groups, depression and oral health status of dental students." Medicine and Pharmacy Reports 91, no. 3 (July 24, 2018): 317–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-830.
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Introduction. Knowledge of blood groups and their association with oral diseases and depression is very important, as it may help in early diagnosis and treatment strategies. Method. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among dental students of a private dental college. The study was conducted in two phases, in the first phase the blood samples of each student were collected and sent for blood group examination in laboratory. Data for oral health status was collected by recording oral hygiene, dental caries and questions regarding oral hygiene habits and adverse oral habits. Depression level was recorded using a pre-validated, 21 item close ended questionnaire. Data thus collected was subjected to statistical analysis using chi-square and frequency distribution test using SPSS software.Results. The total study subjects were 315, 95 males and 220 females. On applying chi-square test between blood group and Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) score, a highly significant association (p=0.00) was observed. A non-significant association p=0.217 and p=0.668 was observed between gender and DMFT and Oral hygiene index-simplified and Blood group respectively. When comparing blood group and Depression score, a non-significant association (p=0.74) was observed.Conclusion. DMFT score varies in different blood groups and this might suggest a positive association between blood groups and DMFT score, while depression, oral hygiene and gender might not be affected by the different blood groups.
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Anderson, Noah, Alexis Horton, Matelyn Gibson, Kayla Mullins, and Alexandria Reynolds. "0122 Sleep Hygiene Education Intervention: Sleep Factors and Cognition in College Students." Sleep 45, Supplement_1 (May 25, 2022): A54—A55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac079.120.
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Abstract Introduction College students often struggle to adjust to the demanding nature of college life, which can translate to decreased overall health and poor sleep. Healthy sleep practices are important for obtaining good sleep quality and quantity, leading to optimal cognitive performance. Interventions, including educational approaches to improve sleep in college students, may lead to better concentration, memory retention, and subsequent academic performance. The focus of the current study was to examine habitual sleep habits in college students, provide a brief educational intervention, and investigate potential changes in sleep and cognition. Methods Participants included 14 undergraduate students (6 men, average age M=20.64 years, SD=2.13) who wore wrist actigraphs to measure their typical sleep habits. After one week, participants completed questionnaires about sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, ESS), and fatigue (Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue Scale, MAF). Participants also completed cognitive tests (Stroop, Digit Span, and Simple Reaction Time). Subjects participated in a short lecture about healthy sleep hygiene habits and the importance of sleep and then repeated the one-week observational study. Results Paired sample t-tests revealed a significant increase from baseline average sleep duration (M=5.83 hours) to post-intervention sleep duration (6.64 hours; t(13)=-2.532, p=.013). Sleep efficiency (actigraphy) and quality (PSQI) did not improve significantly. ESS scores decreased significantly (t(13)=3.76, p=.002 (pre M=9.29; post M=5.43) and MAF scores decreased significantly (t(13)=2.19, p=.047 (pre M=20.48; post M=15.60). A difference in reaction times for Stroop incongruent prompts approached significance (p=.083, pre M=979.46; post M=884.70), but no differences were found for errors, Digit Span, or Simple Reaction Times. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that one educational lecture about sleep hygiene may be a start to improving sleep in college students. Even a 48-minute increase resulted in decreased sleepiness and fatigue. However, no improvements were found in sleep quality or efficiency. Although a slight improvement was found in reaction time, no other cognitive benefits were noted. More research should be conducted on how to improve sleep habits in college students beyond an educational approach. Support (If Any) None.
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Ahn, Mi-Jeung. "Factors Related to Hand Hygiene Performance of Nursing College Students Applying the Health Belief Model." Journal of the Korean society for Wellness 16, no. 4 (November 30, 2021): 97–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.21097/ksw.2021.11.16.4.97.
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Bhagat, TK, A. Shrestha, and TN Yadav. "Comparison of oral hygiene status among 6-14 year old students of public and private schools of Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal." Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 10, no. 1 (June 17, 2015): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v10i1.12763.
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Aim To determine the oral hygiene status of 6-14 years old school children in Rajbiraj, Nepal. Materials and Methods Three hundred school children from public and private schools were examined for oral hygiene status using OHI(S). Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests were done. Results There was no significant difference in the oral hygiene status among gender, but the oral hygiene status of the children in private schools was better than that of the public school. Conclusion Large number of public school children had poor oral hygiene compared to private school children. Hence, oral health education programs should be conducted on a frequent basis to improve their oral hygiene status. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v10i1.12763 Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2014, Vol.10(1); 17-21
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Yadav, Khushbu, and Satyam Prakash. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene among Medical Students at Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital." International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 1, no. 2 (February 29, 2016): 22–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.55530/ijmbiosnepal.v1i2.13.
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Background: Oral health habits are measures people learn and practice regularly in order to maintain good oral health or prevent oral diseases. The mouth is an integral part of the body, and there are oral manifestations of many systemic diseases that must be managed in both healthy and medically compromised people. Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential requirement for health-related practices. A good quality of life is possible if students maintain their oral health and become free of oral disease. Dental caries are increasing in developing countries day by day where preventive programs have not been implemented properly. The level of information on oral health knowledge and practices among medical students is unidentified and worthy of investigation in Nepal, and this study aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude and practices on dental caries and oral hygiene among medical students studying at Janaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Janakpurdham. Methods:A standard structured closed-questionnaire was designed and distributed to medical students studying in MBBS programme to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about dental caries and oral hygiene. Results: Out of 330 medical students, 145 were male and 185 were female, of which male had the highest knowledge regarding dental caries which was found to be statistically significant. Most of the students had attitude of visiting once in year for dental check up. The highest number of students had once per day brushing habit in early morning with fluoride containing tooth paste. Conclusions: The present study concluded that the knowledge and practice status of oral hygiene and dental caries among medical students was found to be satisfactory. More oral health education programs must be conducted for the control of oral diseases.
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Doshi, Dolar, Pavan Baldava, Nagaraj Anup, and Peter S. Sequeira. "A Comparative Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Practices Among Medical and Engineering University Students with Access to Health-promotive Dental Care." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 8, no. 1 (January 2007): 68–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jcdp-8-1-68.
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Abstract Aim This study was conducted to test the null hypothesis that no difference exists in the oral hygiene knowledge and practices of university students in different courses when they have equal opportunity to access health-promotive dental care. Methods and Materials The study was conducted using 120 students each from the medical and engineering colleges at the University of Manipal Academy of Higher Education who had easy access to the dental college within the campus which provides health-promotive dental care to all its patients. A self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of questions on demographic data, oral hygiene knowledge and practices, and dental service utilization patterns was distributed among the students. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS 10 version. Results Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to the knowledge of fluoridated toothpastes, frequency of toothbrush renewal, use of dental floss, and a tongue cleaner (p<0.001). The groups were similar in all other practices including the utilization of dental services. There were no significant differences between the self-reported oral hygiene knowledge and practices among medical and engineering university students, but the knowledge levels of the students were considerably lower than expected. Citation Doshi D, Baldava P, Anup N, Sequiera PS. A Comparative Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Practices Among Medical and Engineering University Students with Access to Health-promotive Dental Care. J Contemp Dent Pract 2007 January;(8)1:068-075.
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Suvorova, Marina, Galina Emelina, Julia Telyanova, and Anna Teplova. "IDENTIFICATION OF ORAL HYGIENELIVEL IN HEARING-IMPAIRED COLLEGESTUDENTS IN PENZA REGION (R." Archiv Euromedica 12, no. 1 (January 16, 2022): 118–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.35630/2199-885x/2022/12/1.25.
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— The aim of the study is to compare the level of oral hygiene practices among students with hearing disabilities and well-hearing university students. Materials and Methods. The level of hygienic knowledge was studied using the sociological research method (questionnaire) among students with hearing disabilities at Penza Medical College, specialty "Orthopedic Dentistry" and their peers — students of Dentistry Department at the Penza State University. 60 students took part in the study. The average age of the subjects was 19.5±0.85 years. Results and Discussion. The results of the study indicate a weak motivation to preserve dental health, insufficient awareness of the means and methods of oral hygiene among hearing-impaired students compared with their peers. In the university students all the survey indicators were 1.5–2 times higher than in the hearing-impaired college students. This indicates an insufficient specialized education and awareness as a consequence of hearing limitations. Conclusion. It is necessary to strengthen dental education in students with hearing impairments, taking into account the specifics of communication and the worldview of this population. This can be achieved through educational videos and options for free preventive dental services.
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Saxena, Shashi, Saurabh Mishra, and Huma Khan. "An observational study to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students regarding hand washing." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 7 (June 28, 2019): 3076. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192854.
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Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone in the field of infectious disease control. Promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. Therefore hand washing is being promoted in various ways. This study has been conducted to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding hand hygiene practices amongst the medical students to identify areas of gaps in their knowledge, attitude and practices.Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among medical undergraduates of a private medical college in western Utter Pradesh. A pre tested questionnaire with multiple choice questions was used for collection of data.Results: A total of 246 MBBS students participated in the study out of which 50.4 % students were male and rest were female. 78.5% participants were belonging to the age group 19-21 years. Students have good knowledge of hand washing irrespective of their educational front.Conclusions: The results of our study are fairly good still a proper training program is required to generate awareness among the community. Maintenance of hand hygiene should be a part of our education system at primary level.
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Srivastava, Rajiv, and Amarveer Singh Mehta. "Hand hygiene practices among school children of a periurban area Firozabad district." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 8 (July 23, 2018): 3544. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183095.
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Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone of infectious disease control, and promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. The present study was undertaken to assess the hand hygiene practices among the school students of a peri urban area in district Firozabad.Methods: This six months cross sectional study was carried out among the students of an Intermediate college situated in a peri urban area of Firozabad district, U. P. All the students who were present in the respective classes (Vth–VIIth standard) were surveyed. A structured, self-administered pretested questionnaire was used to collect detailed information about the subjects‟ self-reported hand washing practices. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the Microsoft Excel and SPSS windows version 14.0 software.Results: Out of total 76 students, 97.4% practiced hand washing after defecation with Soap and water, while 63.2% did hand washing after cleaning with soap and water and 31.6% washed hands before eating food with Soap and water. A higher proportion of males showed proper hand hygiene practices than females. Proper Hand hygiene practices increased with the increase in education.Conclusions: Teaching the correct hand hygiene practice at an early age with help students to be healthy in later life. Thus primordial prevention is the key to reduce infection in school children.
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Dautovich, Natalie D., Ashley R. MacPherson, Sarah M. Ghose, Claire M. Williams, Morgan P. Reid, Sahar M. Sabet, Pablo Soto, Shawn C. T. Jones, and Joseph M. Dzierzewski. "Examining and Promoting Sleep Health in the Undergraduate Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Approach." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 23 (November 23, 2021): 12297. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312297.
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Objective: Although college students are at heightened risk for sleep disturbances, healthy sleep is associated with positive physical, cognitive, psychological, and academic benefits for this group. The goals of the current study were to (1) describe sleep health in an undergraduate college sample and (2) examine the role of a class activity using self-determination theory to promote better sleep health in this group. Methods: A cohort study was conducted using data drawn from class activities conducted in two undergraduate Introduction to Psychology courses. Students were undergraduates at a mid-Atlantic public university in the United States. Total sample size was N = 224 (intervention class [n = 98], and the control class [n = 127]). Both the intervention and control classes completed the RU SATED sleep health questionnaire at the beginning and the end of the semester. The intervention class also completed a self-determination activity focused on sleep health mid-semester. Both the RU SATED questionnaires and the self-determination activities were completed via in-class responder technology. Data were de-identified and downloaded from the responder technology at the end of the semester. Mixed methods were used for data analysis including quantitative analyses and a qualitative approach using a phenomenological, inductive, and reflexive qualitative method whereby themes were allowed to emerge from the data. Results: Overall, almost 25% of the students reported never or rarely obtaining healthy sleep on average. The majority (76%) said they sometimes have healthy sleep and no students reported usually or always obtaining healthy sleep. The components of sleep health the entire sample scored highest on were timing (sleeping between 2 and 4 AM), sleep duration (between 7 and 9 h), and staying awake during the day. The areas they scored the lowest on were maintaining regular bed and wake times, spending less than 30 min awake at night, and feeling satisfied with their sleep. Qualitatively, the most frequently obtained sleep health behaviors of the intervention class were rhythmicity, prioritizing sleep, timing of sleep, and tech hygiene. The intervention class had significantly better sleep health across the entire semester and significantly better daytime alertness post-intervention. The most commonly chosen sleep health behaviors to change were sleep hygiene, tech hygiene, and stimulus control. Conclusion: We examined the classroom environment as a venue for promoting sleep health among college students. Given the popularity of Introduction to Psychology courses, this class is a promising avenue to deliver sleep health promotions to a large number of students. The implementation of a self-determination framework, as part of sleep health promotion, shows potential for creating a person-centered, strengths-based approach to health behavior change within this population.
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Gao, Yuan, Jiun-Yi Wang, Fengyi Ke, Rui Tao, Cheng Liu, and Shang-Yu Yang. "Effectiveness of Aromatherapy Yoga in Stress Reduction and Sleep Quality Improvement among Chinese Female College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study." Healthcare 10, no. 9 (September 4, 2022): 1686. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091686.
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College students, particularly female students, often suffer from severe stress and poor sleep. Aromatherapy yoga has become a popular exercise in recent years and may help reduce stress and improve sleep quality, although empirical evidence is limited. We investigated the effectiveness of aromatherapy yoga intervention in reducing stress and improving sleep quality among Chinese female college students. A total of 89 participants—44 in the experimental group (aromatherapy yoga) and 45 in the control group (yoga)—with an average age of 19.88 ± 1.13 years, were enrolled in this quasi-experimental study. Interventions were performed in the respective groups once a week for 12 weeks, for 90 min each time. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann–Whitney U test (including effect size) were used to test the differences in stress reduction and sleep quality before and after the intervention. From the findings of the current research, both therapies did not help female students’ stress levels or sleep hygiene significantly. However, aromatherapy yoga has the potential to improve sleep disturbances experienced by female college students. Additionally, there was no difference in the amount of stress or the quality of sleep between the aromatherapy yoga groups and the regular yoga groups before and after therapy.
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Ningsih, Shely Silfia Ratna, Richa Noprianty, and Irman Somantri. "GAMBARAN PELAKSANAAN KEGIATAN KEBERSIHAN TANGAN OLEH PETUGAS KESEHATAN DI RUMAH SAKIT DUSTIRA CIMAHI." JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KEPERAWATAN INDONESIA 3, no. 1 (December 30, 2017): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/jpki.v3i1.7486.
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ABSTRAKKeselamatan pasien merupakan variabel untuk mengukur dan mengevaluasi kualitas pelayanan keperawatan. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah mencegah infeksi rumah sakit dengan menjaga kebersihan tangan dengan teknik enam langkah dan lima momen di rawat inap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan kebersihan tangan oleh petugas kesehatan di Ruang Rawat Inap Penyakit Dalam Pria Rumah Sakit Dustira Cimahi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif eksploratif dengan metode observasional. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 288 kali pengamatan kegiatan oleh petugas kesehatan (dokter, perawat dan mahasiswa praktek) yang terbagi pada shift pagi dan shift sore dengan 84 pengamatan, dan shift malam berjumlah 120 kali pengamatan. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan lembar observasi dengan menggunakan work sampling. Hasil menggambarkan bahwa : 1) sebelum kontak dengan pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene tidak dilakukan oleh mahasiswa yaitu sebesar 89,8 % pada shift malam, 2) sebelum tindakan terhadap pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene tidak dilakukan oleh mahasiswa sebanyak 89,8% pada shift malam, 3) sesudah kontak dengan pasien sebagian besar kegiatan hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh dokter sebanyak 75% pada shift sore, 4) sesudah kontak dengan cairan tubuh pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh mahasiswa sebanyak 82,4% pada shift pagi, dan 5) sesudah kontak dengan lingkungan pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh dokter sebanyak 75% pada shift sore. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, ketidak patuhan pelaksanaan kegiatan kebersihan tangan disebabkan karena media yang digunakan kurang memadai seperti campuran air pada sabun yang terlalu banyak, tisu yang jarang tersedia, antiseptik berbasis alkohol murni sehingga menimbulkan bau yang menyengat dan terasa panas ditangan serta lengket. Disarankan bagi pihak rumah sakit untuk memperhatikan kembali sarana dan prasarana untuk menunjang kebersihan tangan dan bagi petugas kesehatan disarankan untuk membaca kembali standar operasional prosedur (SOP) dari setiap tindakan yang akan dilakukan, karena setiap tindakan yang dilakukan ada SOP untuk mencuci tangan. ABSTRACTPatient safety is a variable for measuring and evaluating the quality of nursing services. One of the effort that should be done is to prevent hospital infections with hand hygiene using six-step hand hygiene technique and five moments at the hospitalization rooms. This study aims to describe the implementation of hand hygiene practice by healthcare provider in patient safety activities atmale medical ward on Dustira Cimahi Hospital. The study was a descriptive exploratory with the observational method. The research sample numbering 288 times observation activities from health workers (doctors, nurses, and students college) that divided on the morning shift totaling 84 observation activities, totaling 84 observations afternoon shift and night shift activities amounted to 120 times the observation activities. The instrument of this study using observation tool which contains a table check list on the implementation of hand hygiene by using work sampling.The overall results describe that: 1) not doing hand hygiene activities before making contact with the patient, were 89,8% for college students at the night shift, 2) before taking action at the patient most of the hand hygiene activities were not done 89,8% for college students in night shift, 3) after making contact with the patient, most of the hand hygiene activities were not perfect carried out, 75% for doctors in the afternoon shift, 4) after making contact with patients body fluids most of the hand hygiene activities were not done 82,4% for the college students in the morning shift, and 5) after making contact with the patient's environment most of the hand hygiene activities were not perfect carried out, 75% for doctors in the afternoon shift. Based on the observation, disobedience on implementation of hand hygiene due to insufficient media used liketoo much water in the mixture of water and soap, tissue is rarely available, pure alcohol-based hand rub is causing bad smell, hot at the skin and sticky hands. It is advised for the hospital to pay attention at infrastructure that support hand hygiene, and for health workers is advised to re-read the standard operating procedures (SOP) on any action to be performed, for every action there is SOP towash the hand.
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Zhang, Dangui, and William Ba-Thein. "COVID-19 epidemic and Chinese medical students: perception, emotions, attitudes, and conformity during domicile quarantine." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 16, no. 01 (January 31, 2022): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.14328.
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Introduction: Students from Shantou University Medical College were subject to domicile quarantine during the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Methodology: We investigated their experience during March-April 2020 using a cross-sectional, self-administered, anonymous online survey.
Results: Out of 531 respondents, 75.7% became aware of the outbreak via the Internet (61.7%), WeChat (57.8%), and Weibo (49%). Nearly all students knew COVID-19 manifestations, incubation period, and transmission modes; about half considered wearing facemask and hand hygiene as effective epidemic interventions. They experienced various emotional reactions that changed significantly in response to the outbreak, lockdown, and quarantine (ps < 0.001), with depression in 23.3%. Most students (83.4%-99.4%) had positive attitudes and good compliance towards domicile quarantine and preventive measures. Females were significantly better than males in hand hygiene compliance (p = 0.04). More students with positive attitudes and good compliance than those without educated their families (ps < 0.05 – ps < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression showed negative relationships between anger and hand hygiene attitude (OR = 0.06, 95% CI = 0.01-0.87); confusion and quarantine compliance (0.30, 0.12-0.76); and anger and compliance with quarantine (0.32, 0.11-0.93), facemask (0.12, 0.03-0.50), and hand hygiene (0.27, 0.08-0.88).
Conclusions: This study revealed how multichannel risk communication, early awareness, positive attitudes, and conformity of medical college students might have contributed to the favorable outcome from the COVID-19 epidemic in China. Clear, accurate, consistent, early risk communication by the local, national, and international public health authorities seems critical to promote public understanding, correct risk perception, and rational emotions and attitudes, leading to optimal conformity.
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Horton, Alexis, Matelyn Gibson, Noah Anderson, Kayla Mullins, and Alexandria Reynolds. "0252 Sleep Hygiene Education Intervention: Psychological and Physiological Associations with Sleep in College Students." Sleep 45, Supplement_1 (May 25, 2022): A113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac079.250.
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Abstract Introduction College students tend to struggle with managing healthy sleep habits; these unhealthy behaviors can lead to poor sleep and impact their overall mental and physical health. More specifically, sleep is intimately connected to psychological and physiological factors such as anxiety, depression, and blood pressure. The focus of the current study was to examine habitual sleep habits in college students, provide a brief educational intervention, and investigate potential changes in psychological and physiological health. Methods Participants included 14 undergraduate students (6 men, average age M=20.64 years, SD=2.13) who wore wrist actigraphs to measure their typical sleep habits. After one week, participants completed questionnaires about sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, ESS), fatigue (Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue Scale, MAF), and psychological symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress; Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, DASS-21). Blood pressure and heart rate were measured using a wrist device. Subjects participated in a short lecture about healthy sleep hygiene habits and the importance of sleep and then repeated the one-week observational study. Results Paired sample t-tests revealed a significant increase from baseline average sleep duration (M=5.83 hours) to post-intervention sleep duration (6.64 hours; t(13)=-2.532, p=.013). Sleep efficiency (actigraphy) and quality (PSQI) did not improve significantly. ESS scores decreased significantly (t(13)=3.76, p=.002 (pre M=9.29; post M=5.43) and MAF scores decreased significantly (t(13)=2.19, p=.047 (pre M=20.48; post M=15.60). No significant differences were found in depressive, anxiety, or stress symptoms when comparing DASS-21 scores pre- vs post-intervention. Baseline systolic blood pressure (M=114.88) significantly decreased compared to post-intervention recordings (M=108.21). Diastolic blood pressure and heart rate did not differ significantly. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that one educational lecture about sleep hygiene may be a start to improving sleep in college students. Even a 48-minute increase resulted in decreased sleepiness and fatigue. However, no improvements were found in sleep quality or efficiency. Although a slight improvement was found in systolic blood pressure, no other physiological or psychological benefits were noted. More research should be conducted on how to improve sleep habits in college students beyond an educational approach. Support (If Any) None.
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Pharr, Jennifer R., Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh, Timothy Bungum, Sharon Jalene, Mary Whitehead, and Manoj Sharma. "Predictors of Depression among College Students in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic." Global Journal of Health Science 14, no. 6 (May 9, 2022): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v14n6p9.
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College students are disproportionately impacted by depression compared to the general population. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of depression among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform interventions. This cross-sectional study surveyed students at a large, diverse university in the southwest United States. Students provided information regarding the severity of their depression symptoms over the past two weeks (dependent variable) along with independent demographic and educational variables (age, sex, sexual orientation, grade point average, number of credits taken, first-generation college student status, race/ethnicity, and employment status), perceived stress, hours of sleep, physical fitness, and minutes of physical activity. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted. Variables that were significantly associated with depression in the multiple linear regression included stress, identifying as Asian, hours of sleep, and age. There is a need for stress management and mental health promotion interventions targeting college students. Additional interventionals should also focus on those more at risk, including those who identified as Asian (almost three times more likely to report depression compared with White students) and younger college students. We also found a need to promote sleep hygiene.
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S., Cynthia Subhaprada, Vijayakumari S., Rajasekhar T., and Venkateswarlu U. "An interventional study on sleep hygiene among medical students." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 2 (January 25, 2017): 352. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170254.
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Background: Sleep deprivation, a common problem among undergraduate students, leads to daytime sleepiness and poor academic performance. The purpose of this study is to describe sleep hygiene among medical students and to measure effect of sleep hygiene educational intervention.Methods: An interventional cross-sectional study was carried out from September to October, 2015 among II MBBS students, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Excessive daytime sleepiness was assessed by the Epworth sleepiness scale. Predesigned questionnaire was administered as pretest followed by health educational intervention session to 100 subjects selected by simple random sampling, and a post test two weeks later. Data entered in MS Excel 2007, was analyzed using IBM SPSS 20. Difference in means tested by paired t test and Chisquare test was used to test association between variables, with p value <0.05 considered significant.Results: 100 study subjects, 48 of 7 semester and 52 of 5 semester, had a mean (+SD) age in years, 20.2±0.58 and19.71±0.61 respectively. 57% were females. A statistically significant association between daytime sleepiness prevalence by semester was found. (Pretest X2 = 7.83, post test X2 = 7.19, p value <0.01). Weekend sleep schedules showed 2 hours increase than weekdays, in 40% (5 semester) and 30% (7 semester). 20% of study subjects had Epworth score 10-24, so expert medical advice is needed. A statistically significant difference was observed in sleep hygiene post intervention (t=2.010, p= 0.05).Conclusions: Daytime sleepiness was the most common problem encountered in this study. Sleep hygiene education promotes healthy sleeping habits.
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Jabeen, Surriya, Aneesa Matloob, and Nighat Mirza. "ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT." Professional Medical Journal 22, no. 08 (August 10, 2015): 1087–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.08.1162.
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Objective: To evaluate sleep hygiene and its relationship with academicperformance in adults. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and duration of the study. Thestudy was conducted at Dow Medical College, Dow university of Health sciences Karachi fromDecember 2012 to November 2013. Material and methods: Subjects were students fromfirst year to final year. Instrument was an integrated questionnaire (Horne JA and Ostberg OMorningness- Eveningness questionnaire MEQ original 1976) designed to assess chronotypeof young adult population. Subjects (N = 690) completed a questionnaire packet and providedtheir GPA. Results: it was observed that students organizing their activities closer to themorning reported higher GPA whereas students with lower grades reported evening typepersonality. Conclusions: This study may help universities to decrease the prevalence of poorsleep hygiene by developing interventions programs that target adolescents with low academicachievement.
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Nalunkuma, Racheal, Jonathan Nkalubo, and Derrick Bary Abila. "Knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control and associated factors among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 10, 2021): e0255984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255984.
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Introduction To practice adequate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, health professional students need to have adequate knowledge of IPC. In this study, we assessed the knowledge of health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences on Infection Prevention and Control. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among health professional students studying at Makerere University College of Health Sciences located in Kampala, Uganda. An adapted questionnaire was used to measure knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control among students. Results A total of 202 health professional students were included in the study. The mean age was 24.43 years. Majority were male 63.37% (n = 128), from the school of medicine 70.79% (n = 143) and used one source of information for IPC 49.50% (n = 100). Being in year three (Adjusted coefficient, 6.08; 95% CI, 2.04–10.13; p-value = 0.003), year four (Adjusted coefficient, 10.87; 95% CI, 6.91–14.84; p < 0.001) and year five (Adjusted coefficient, 8.61; 95% CI, 4.45–12.78; p < 0.001) were associated with a higher mean in total percentage score of knowledge on IPC compared to being in year one. Conclusion IPC knowledge was good among health professional students in Makerere University although more emphasis is needed to improve on their IPC knowledge in various sections like hand hygiene. Infection Prevention and Control courses can be taught to these students starting from their first year of university education.
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Xu, Ling, Noelle Fields, Alan Adolfo Kunz Lomelin, Kathryn Daniel, Daisha Cipher, and Brooke Troutman. "ATTITUDES TOWARD AGING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: RESULTS FROM THE INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS PROJECT." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 659. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2432.
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Abstract To improve college students’ attitudes toward aging, an intergenerational intervention was implemented to connect them with community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment. College students were trained to make weekly phone calls to Meals on Wheels clients (age 65+). This study was an investigation of changes in college students’ attitudes toward aging over the course of study participation.College students aged 18 to 30 from a large public university in North Texas were recruited. Participants (n = 41) completed surveys through QuestionPro at baseline, midway, and at the end of the study. The Fraboni Scale of Ageism was used to measure attitudes toward aging. Friedman tests and one-way repeated measures ANOVAs were computed. Results indicated that college students’ total ageism scores significantly improved over time (F(2, 76)=4.491, p=.014), as well as their antilocution ageism scores (F(2, 76)=5.075, p=.007), and their avoidance ageism scores (F(2, 76)=3.844, p=.026). In addition, scores on six specific items significantly improved after participating in the study: “Many old people are stingy and hoard their money and possessions”, “Many old people are not interested in making new friends‚”, “Many old people just live in the past”, “I personally would not want to spend much time with an old person”, “Most old people should not be trusted to take care of infants”, and “Most old people would be considered to have poor personal hygiene”. Results suggest that weekly engagement with older adults offers promise for improving attitudes towards aging among college students. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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Piryani, Rano Mal, Tripti Shrestha, and Mamata Sharma Neupane. "Personal habits and hygiene behavior of students entering nursing education." Journal of Chitwan Medical College 8, no. 2 (June 30, 2018): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v8i2.23736.
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Introduction: Nurses constitute the largest percentage of the health care workers (HCW). They spend more time with patients and their compliance with hygiene practices is vital in preventing the disease transmission. It is imperative to know the nursing students’ behavior on personal habits and hygiene before being exposed to the patients during their nursing training. This study was conducted to assess the personal habits and hygiene behavior of first year BSc nursing students prior to their exposure to the patients.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at School of Nursing of Chitwan Medical College in March-April 2015. All 30 students of first year Bachelor of nursing in Science were included in the study. Validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.
Results: Almost all used to wash their hairs every few days. More than 50% used to wash their hands after using handkerchief. Nearly 77% agreed to have complete bath or shower daily. Forty seven percent used to wash their hands 1-4 times a day. Nearly 77% used to change their shirt every few days and nearly 84% used change their trouser every few days. Majority of the students used to wear tie most of the times and change with clean every week. Nearly 67% used to change their socks every few days. None of them had any objection for getting vaccinated.
Conclusion: The findings might reflect the prevalent practices in teenage girl students. There seems to be some gaps in health hygiene behavior among students entering into nursing education.