Hygiene behavior among Female Garment Workers: a Pre- COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Bilkis Banu
  • Nasrin Akter
  • SujanaHaque Chawdhury
  • Zahidur Rahim
  • Sarder Mahmud Hossain
  • Farhana Faruque Zerin
  • Sayeeda Rahman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i4.16510

Keywords:

Hygiene behavior, COVID-19, pre-existing context, female garments workers

Abstract

This cross-sectional study was undertaken to delineate the hygiene behavior among the female garment
workers in Bangladesh during pre-COVID-19 period. 500 female garments workers were selected for the
study. Data were collected by face-to-face interview method using semi-structured questionnaire which
include the information on socio-demography, different components of personal hygiene such as bathing,
brushing teeth, washing feet, washing/ changing cloth, washing hair by soap/ shampoo, trimming nail
and washing hand. The majority of the participants (>75%) had ideal knowledge and practiceon every
considered hygiene behavior. Regarding hand-washing behavior, only 3% had appropriate knowledge and
ideally practiced by 60.2%. Knowledge of the respondents was significantly associated with ideal practice
of all components (p=0.01). Predictors identified according to age, BMI, education and marital status of
respondents, were significantly associated with hygiene related to bathing, washing feet, clothing, hair and
hand.

Author Biographies

  • Bilkis Banu

    PhD Scholar, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Germany; Assistant Professor,
    Department of Public Health, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Nasrin Akter

    Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

  • SujanaHaque Chawdhury

    Lecturer, Department of Public Health,Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Zahidur Rahim

    National Resource Person, Communicable Disease Control Unit, Directorate General of Health Services

  • Sarder Mahmud Hossain

    Professor and Head, Department of Public Health, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

  • Farhana Faruque Zerin

    Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Sayeeda Rahman

    Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Public Health, School of Medicine,American University of Integrative Sciences, Bridgetown, Barbados

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Published

2021-07-19

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2021): Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Hygiene behavior among Female Garment Workers: a Pre- COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh. (2021). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 12(4), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i4.16510