Hand Hygiene Practices of Selected Senior High School Students of Batangas State University

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The health of an individual plays a vital role in how he or she survives in the world. Health promotion is an effective tool for the raise of global health. In line with health promotion, practicing proper hygiene is also one that societies must take note of. Through knowing the hand hygiene practices of selected Senior High School students of Batangas State University due to the university's noticeable absence of well-functioning comfort rooms and hygiene areas, the researchers were able to formulate keys to help raise the advancement of health promotion, starting from small areas of societies such as universities.

METHODS

The study assessed the level of awareness and compliance of the respondents about hand hygiene. The data were gathered and analyzed regarding the level of awareness and compliance about hand hygiene of Senior High School students of Batangas State University. The data gathering instrument that was used in the study was a self-constructed survey questionnaire. The total population size of the Senior High School students of Batangas State University is 437. Using the Slovin's formula, the researchers obtained a sample size of 220 students. The data was tallied and analyzed.

RESULTS

The results showed that the level of awareness of the respondents regarding hand hygiene and its practices in terms of description was interpreted as highly informed while the level of awareness in terms of outcome was interpreted as informed. The compliance of the respondents about hand hygiene techniques was interpreted as to a great extent. Also, the results showed that there was no significant relationship between the demographic profile of the respondents, in terms of their age, year level, and socio-economic status, and their level of awareness regarding hand hygiene practices in both description and outcome while there is significant relationship between level of awareness of respondents about hand hygiene and compliance of the respondents regarding hand hygiene techniques. Based on the results, the proposed material was an infographic presenting significant information about hand hygiene.

DISCUSSIONS

How much they know about the importance and the possible outcomes of hand hygiene greatly affects the extent to which they comply with the techniques related to it. The level of awareness of the respondents regarding hand hygiene and its practices truly influences their compliance on hand hygiene techniques.