KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PERSONAL HYGIENE IN THE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
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secondary school, personal hygiene, Quantitative, thinking abilityAbstract
Individual cleanliness assumes a significant job in advancing a sound life. The present research will investigate the relationship between information mentality and the practice of individual cleanliness among the female students of secondary schools in Faisalabad. This study will help the school authorities teach the importance of personal hygiene to female students and how this will enhance their learning methods effectively. There were 70 secondary female schools in the city Faisalabad. 4 female schools were selected conveniently in city Faisalabad, and 647 female students were studying in these schools. Sample size was 151 using www.survey.com with 95% confidence level and 7th interval. The target population consisted of schools in the city of Faisalabad. A convenient sampling technique was used for data collection. The sample size has consisted of 151 respondents. A well-designed questionnaire was used for the collection of data. Quantitative data was arranged and then analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of Statistics Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Taking less stress develops hygienic habits, ranked in the 3rd position, and shows that the responses fall between neutral to agree but tending towards agree with a 3.93 mean value. Sleeping sometimes improves students' cognitive abilities, and thinking ability is ranked in 4th position. It shows that the responses fall between neutral to agree but tend towards agree with a 3.84 mean value. Resolving conflicts also improves hygienic activity, is ranked in 5th position, and shows that the responses fall between neutral to agree but tend towards agree with a 3.82 mean value. Trimming of nails is crucial for reducing cavity infections. It is ranked in 6th position, showing that the responses fall between neutral and agree. Still, it tends to agree with 3.79 mean value.
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