Hand hygiene is effective process of removing the harmful microorganism that is present on hands. Poor hand hygiene practice is one of the major problem which cause severe infection and even death among children. It was estimated that 88 percent of diarrheal deaths worldwide was attributable to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hand hygiene. Good hand washing practice of mothers a very important public health aspects to prevent communicable disease among under five children. Various research studies have highlighted that simple act of hand washing and basic hygiene behavior could prevent diarrhea, acute respiratory infections and skin infections among children. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge and Practice of under-five children’s mothers regarding hand washing. Methodology: The quantitative research survey was conducted on 105 under-five children’s mothers in Mazri Grant village, Dehradun. Knowledge Questionnaires and Practice Checklist was used by researcher for collection of information. Ethical and administrative permission was taken from higher authority of SRHU. Results: Research finding highlight that 67.6. % mothers were in age group of 19-29 year. More than fifty percentage (58.1%) mothers informed that their children had experienced of diarrhea in past six months. Nearby 65.8% mothers have good knowledge about hand washing but only 34.3% mothers were doing good practice of hand washing. Conclusion: Majority of the mothers do not have adequate practices regarding hand washing in day to day life.
under five children’s mother, Hand washing, Knowledge and Practice
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