| Title | Changing hygiene behavior in schools and communities : successes and lessons learned from Nasirnagar, Bangladesh, March 2009 |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Uddin, I, Roschnik, N |
| Pagination | 5 p.; ill.; tab.; fig. |
| Date Published | 2009-03-01 |
| Publisher | Save the Children (US) |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | bangladesh chittagong, behaviour, capacity building, child health, health education, public health |
| Abstract |
In 2006, Save the Children conducted formative research into hygiene and sanitation behaviors in the Nasirnagar (Chittagong) subdistrict of Bangladesh. The research aimed to assess student and community knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices as well as barriers and motivations to practicing recommended behaviors. The research found that most parents and students had a general knowledge of hygiene and sanitation, understood how common illnesses are transmitted and prevented, knew the importance of drinking clean water, and had a positive attitude toward Save the Children’s recommendations. Yet the study revealed that few students and families actually practiced |
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