Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

Knowledge and Practice on Water and Sanitation among Adolescents and Young people

Dr. D. Prince Annadurai

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It is essential for children, adolescents and young people to survive, grow and develop into healthy and fulfilled citizens of the country. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. This study was conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge and practice on Water and Sanitation among Adolescents and Young people. The study was conducted in three districts of Tamil Nadu and was descriptive in nature. An interview schedule was used as tool of data collection. The total sample size was 628. Four Hundred young boys and girls (School students) in the age group of 11–18 years were selected from the schools by using Simple Random Lottery method. Then, 258 young boys and girls in the age group of 18–25 years were selected from out of schools by using Purposive sampling. 3 FGDs for men and 3 FGDs for women were conducted for qualitative phase. Major finding showed that a majority of the respondents did not do any treatment of water to make it safe to drink. A significant 53% of the respondents practice open defecation due to lack of water in the toilets. 49% of the respondents said that they wash hands after using/ going to toilets. Reason said by the respondents for not using the toilets in the schools were, lack of water, lack of privacy, toilet not maintained properly and they do not know how to use toilet (since they prefer open defecation). The main reason for water not being used in the toilets was unclean water. It was suggested that the school teachers and PHC staff, PRIs, ICDS, Anganwadis have crucial roles to play in creating awareness as well as providing water and sanitation services to young people both inside and outside schools

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KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON WATER AND SANITATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, Dr. D. Prince Annadurai INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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