Downloads: 2
Original Research | Nursing | Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026 | Pages: 1170 - 1173 | India
An Exploratory Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge and Skills Regarding Hand Hygiene among Housewives, in Selected Rural Community of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Abstract: Introduction: Hand hygiene plays an important role in preventing spread of disease and illnesses. Hands were the most exposed part of the body. Handling objects, Food preparation, cleaning objects, Touching pet animals, Shaking of hands and petting are some of the activities in which hands are used, these activities results in contamination of hands. Poor hand hygiene practices of housewives leads to major threat to the health of children and other family members. Method: An exploratory study was conducted among the housewives of Bahadarpur Jatt, Haridwar. A self structured knowledge questionnaire and skill checklist was used to collect data from subjects regarding hand hygiene. Result: A total of 100 housewives were participated in this study. According to the findings of the study, Majority 48% had average knowledge regarding hand hygiene. Housewives who wash their hands with soap and water after defecation (100%), before cooking food (89%), before eating food (94%), after touching animals (81%), after blowing nose (99%), after touching dustbin (95%), before serving food (77%), during/ after travelling (66%), after brooming (84%) and after dusting/moping (100%). Conclusion: The study shows that there is high percentage of housewives who practiced hand hygiene with soap and water after the critical moment of hand hygiene. The findings indicate that there is need of health education program targeting the housewives for encouraging them and their sustainable hand hygiene practice is recommended.
Keywords: Assess, hand hygiene, Housewives, Level of Knowledge, skills
How to Cite?: Arti, Megha, "An Exploratory Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge and Skills Regarding Hand Hygiene among Housewives, in Selected Rural Community of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India", Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1170-1173, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR26619180319, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR26619180319