Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding WASH among Community Dwellers of District Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Zeeshan THQ Sumandri, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Afzaal Afzal Public Health Engineering Department, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Aaqib Shahzad Alvi University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Saba Tubsem University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2023.1103.0584

Keywords:

Water Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH, Community Development, Community Dwellers, Knowledge Attitude and Practice

Abstract

The sustainable development in communities and improved quality of life is the utmost adjective of various development programs globally. The 21st century challenge for community development is unprecedented and multilayered with diversity of stakeholders. Within the community context, individuals are strongly associated with their knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) in daily life. Poor knowledge and unsafe practices of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) among community dwellers are among the chief vehicles for transforming infections diseases, which are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially among children. To understand the actual condition of KAP regarding WASH a cluster random sampling technique was applied to obtain samples from target communities of district Sargodha. Various univeriate and bivariate analysis applied through SPSS-21 for insight the individual practice. The findings indicated that two third of community dweller had moderate level of Knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) regarding WASH. The findings from T-test show that there is signification variation existed with respect to gender and socio-demographic aspects of community. The community dwellers somehow understand the importance of safe WASH practices, however, there is an intensive need for essential awareness among community dwellers regarding WASH.

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Author Biographies

Muhammad Zeeshan, THQ Sumandri, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Medical Social Welfare Officer

Afzaal Afzal, Public Health Engineering Department, Punjab, Pakistan.

Community Development Officer

Aaqib Shahzad Alvi, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work

Saba Tubsem, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Social Work

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Published

2023-09-02

How to Cite

Zeeshan, M. ., Afzal, A. ., Alvi, A. S., & Tubsem, S. . (2023). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding WASH among Community Dwellers of District Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(3), 2945–2954. https://doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2023.1103.0584

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