College of Health Science, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia.
School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Soddo, Ethiopia.
Front Public Health. 2024 Nov 1;12:1402455. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1402455. eCollection 2024.
Eight years into the Sustainable Development Goal period, Ethiopia is not on track to achieve good hygiene practices among school children. Ensuring good hygiene practices among primary school children to prevent the spread of communicable diseases remains a challenge in most primary schools in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify factors associated with hygiene practices among primary school children in southern Ethiopia.
A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 3 to July 28, 2022, in five primary schools. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the school. Subsequently, 640 students were selected from the proportionally allocated sample size. Pretested semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaires and observational checklists were utilized to collect data. The data was then entered into EpiData version 4.6 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Variables with a ≤ 0.25 at bivariate analysis were used to develop a multivariable logistic model to identify factors associated with hygiene practices. < 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval was considered statistically significant.
The magnitude of overall good hygiene practices was 29.2% (95% CI: 25.81-32.59). Urban residence (AOR = 3.4, 95% CI 2.1-5.55), knowledge of handwashing (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI 2.8-7.36), being a member of a hygiene and sanitation club (AOR = 3.7, 95% CI 2.4-6.86), and experience of visiting a model school (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 2.1-5.55) were found to be significantly associated with hygiene practices.
The overall level of good hygiene practices in Kedida district was low. Therefore, it is essential to enhance health education on handwashing, establish sanitation and hygiene clubs, and conduct visits to district model elementary schools.
可持续发展目标实施八年后，埃塞俄比亚在实现学童良好卫生习惯方面仍未步入正轨。确保小学生养成良好的卫生习惯以预防传染病传播，这在埃塞俄比亚的大多数小学仍然是一个挑战。因此，本研究旨在确定与埃塞俄比亚南部小学生卫生习惯相关的因素。
本研究采用基于学校的横断面研究，于 2022 年 6 月 3 日至 7 月 28 日在五所小学进行。采用简单随机抽样技术选择学校。随后，根据比例分配的样本量从这些学校中抽取 640 名学生。使用经过预测试的半结构式访谈式调查问卷和观察检查表收集数据。将数据录入 EpiData 版本 4.6 并使用 SPSS 版本 25 进行分析。在单变量分析中，使用 ≤0.25 的变量用于开发多变量逻辑模型，以确定与卫生习惯相关的因素。具有统计学意义的 < 0.05 和 95%置信区间。
总体良好卫生习惯的程度为 29.2%（95%CI：25.81-32.59）。城市居住（AOR=3.4，95%CI 2.1-5.55）、洗手知识（AOR=4.5，95%CI 2.8-7.36）、是卫生和环境卫生俱乐部成员（AOR=3.7，95%CI 2.4-6.86）和参观模范学校的经历（AOR=3.1，95%CI 2.1-5.55）与卫生习惯显著相关。
Kedida 区的总体良好卫生习惯水平较低。因此，必须加强关于洗手的健康教育，建立卫生和环境卫生俱乐部，并对地区模范小学进行访问。
