The study aimed at assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and hand hygiene Practices among mothers of under fives. The study was conducted in a selected community area, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. A Convenient sampling technique was used to select 109 mothers of under fives. The research tool consisted of a structured interview schedule to assess the demographic profile of the sample, a structured questionnaires to assess the knowledge and practice and a structured opinionnaire to assess the attitude of the hand hygiene. The study findings revealed that nearly 89% of the mothers of under fives had good knowledge on hand hygiene (>70% knowledge score), while 12% of the mothers had moderate knowledge on hand hygiene (>30%-70%score). The study also revealed that 100%of the mothers attitude towards hand hygiene was neutral (>30%-70% Attitude score). The study also revealed that 53% of the mothers had good practice of hand hygiene (>70% practice score), while 47% of the mothers had moderate practice of hand hygiene (>30%-70% practice score). This study revealed that most of the mothers of under fives had good knowledge on hand hygiene and that they shared a neutral attitude towards hand hygiene, however hand hygiene practices need to be promoted as only 53% of the mothers had good hand hygiene practices.
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Rajalakshmi, M., Santhiya, J., Bhuvaneswari, R., Kalaivani, R., & Joseph, V. M. (2020). A community based cross sectional study on knowledge, attitude and hand hygiene practices among mothers of under fives. Medico-Legal Update, 20(2), 98–102. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i2.1073
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