Practices of Sanitation Hygiene and Health Care and Disease in Oman after and before the Covid-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

One of the important measures to prevent the speed o which Covid-19 was spreading was hand washing, it was a simple and main preventive measure that can be done by any person independently. Hand wash using soap or sanitizer was the primary defense to stop the spreading covid-19 disease. In this research paper, we have assessed the actual hand washing/ hand sanitizer practice among the various age group during a pandemic and also after the pandemic. Observational and demonstration was conducted among graduate, undergraduate, government employee, and school children. A total of 300 participants were done in our study. We collected this data using a checklist and questionnaire through observation. Both types of logistic regressions Bi-variate & Multivariate were used to show the relationship between test and target variables. As per our observation, there was a significant change in practicing WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) after the covid-19. Local government and social activities have played an important role in this significant change as per our study. Sanitation and Hygiene were of important practices even before the pandemic among health care workers but it was not as effectively practiced by the common citizens. WHO has started project WASH (water sanitation and hygiene) strategy 2018-2025 as it is crucial for human health and well-being. WASH can be the most important preventive measure for most diseases. This was very much evident and practiced by most people during the pandemic. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.