INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY HYGIENE PRACTICES ON SAFE WATER AND SANITATION AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE YEAR OLDS IN MIGWANI DIVISION, KITUI COUNTY
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The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of community hygiene practices on safe water and sanitation among mothers of under five year olds in Migwani Division, Kitui County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample of 94 mothers of children under 5years old, 3 public health officers and 57 community health workers was used for the study. The total number of respondents was 154 and the response rate obtained was 89%. Data was collected using interview schedules, questionnaires and observation checklists. Quantitative data was coded to develop code sheet quantitative data. Qualitative data was thematically categorized and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science Version 20. The results of the study showed that Community hygiene practices have great influence on levels of adoption of safe water and sanitation practices among mothers of children under five years old. Recommendations of the study were that: community involvement in assessing their health, training of community health workers on concepts of health care and development, change in human behavior in community response towards disease outbreaks and emergencies and poverty alleviation in order to improve adoption of community hygiene strategies for safe water and sanitation.
Key Words: Community Hygiene, Water and sanitation
CITATION: Mutie, L. M., Ondigi, A., & Letema, S. (2020). Influence of community hygiene practices on safe water and sanitation among mothers of under five year olds in Migwani Division, Kitui County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 653 – 663.
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