Despite the efforts done by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and other private entities to provide hygienic education and support the construction and improvement of hygienic infrastructures in many government schools, the issue of hygiene in majority of the primary schools is still questionable. Feces and urine are not properly disposed of into the pits in most of the primary schools. During the study, it was observed that despite the presence of hand washing facilities in most schools, a number of pupils were found not washing their hands when they came out from the latrines. Rarely, a few pupils were observed washing their hands with clean water and soap after using the toilets. Thus this study aimed to investigate the general knowledge and perception of the pupils on general hygiene as well as to assess the factors that can be associated with the hygienic practices. A cross sectional survey was conducted with a sample size of 792 primary school pupils in Mwanza city. To avoid excuses, the study deployed only public schools which had access to water and had the hand washing facilities installed. The study found out that majority, 773 [97.6%] out of 792 pupils reported to be aware on general hygiene, 630 pupils [79.6%] had a positive perception and only 424 [53.5%] reported to wash their hands with soap and water after they use the latrine. Generally, majority of the pupils participated in this study reported to be aware on general hygiene. Majority of the participants also had a positive perception on hygienic practices. Hygienic practices were associated with location of schools in municipalities and perception of individuals. The study recommends that the stakeholders should continue with the provision of hygienic education and especially on the impact of the poor hygienic behavior.
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Elias Musa, Japhet Simeo, Thomas Rutachunzibwa. (2022). Assessment of Hygienic Practices Among Primary School Pupils in Mwanza City. Advances in Applied Sciences, 7(4), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aas.20220704.15
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