Upgrading of awareness, attitude and practice of rural females towards some health hazards

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present study was to assess and upgrade the level of awareness, attitude and practice of village hygiene volunteers [VHVs], rural females belonging to their correspondence villages and trusted by their communities towards certain health topics including sanitary housing, personal hygiene, indoor and outdoor health hazards, water hygiene and pollution, food safety [storage and pollution] and sanitary sewage and waste disposal. This was carried out by building the capacity of 375 VHVs located in Fayoum, Beni-Suif and El-Minia governorates through training with the basic knowledge that facilitates dissemination of what they learn to their communities. The implementation of the training courses resulted in a significant improvement in the majority of environmental topics, especially safe housing properties, sources of water pollution, proper handling of water, food hygiene, personal hygiene, preventing milk and fool transmitted diseases and the proper handling and maintenance of latrines