A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING HAND HYGIENE TO PREVENT INFECTION AMONG RURAL AND URBAN PEOPLE IN SELECTED AREAS OF AHMEDABAD IN VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET

Hand hygiene is defined as a behavior of cleaning hands with soap and water and hand rubbing using sanitizer without soap and water. The present study is conducted to assess the knowledge and practice regarding hand hygiene to prevent infection among rural and urban people in selected areas of Ahmedabad. A quantitative research approach was used in the study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding hand hygiene to prevent infection among rural and urban people in selected areas of Ahmedabad in view to develop an information booklet. The investigator adopted convenient sampling technique to select the samples. Samples who met the criteria for sample selection were selected. Data was collected by self-structured knowledge questionnaire and a checklist. The result shows that the knowledge and practice of the people residing in urban area is more than the people residing in the rural area. The mean score of knowledge of urban area is 13.54 and rural area is 13.1. The mean score of practice of urban area is 10.67 and rural area is 8.16. The t-value of knowledge is 0.51 and practice is 4.11. The present study shows that the knowledge and practice of the people residing in urban area is more than the people residing in the rural area regarding hand hygiene.