ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of hygiene among children in schools of Central Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study.
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- Healthy Eating and Food Hygiene Among Adolescents in Central Kazakhstan: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Chronic exposure to intestinal parasites and bacterial enteropathogens among children in rural Madagascar: Implications for asymptomatic carriage and co-infections.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Hand hygiene practices: knowledge and habits of children aged 8-10 years.BMC public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: The issue of good hygiene among school-aged children is crucial for public health and sustainable development. Despite the availability of global studies covering countries with different socio-economic conditions, there is a lack of local data reflecting the specifics of Kazakhstan. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of schoolchildren regarding personal and public hygiene in schools of Central Kazakhstan. Methods: School-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2024 to December 2024 in six schools of Central Kazakhstan. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the school. A computer-generated sequence of random numbers was used to randomly select students. Subsequently, 382 students aged 11-18 years were selected from a total of 72.179 students. The data were collected through a questionnaire using the online Google forms service. It consisted of socio-demographic data and information on knowledge and practice of personal and public hygiene of students in schools. The data were computerized. A statistical analysis of the data was carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Results: The results showed significant gender differences in hygiene knowledge and behavior. More than 90% of students knew about the basic rules of personal hygiene, with girls demonstrating higher knowledge and practices compared to boys (e.g., brushing teeth twice a day: 97% of girls vs. 87.8% of boys, Conclusion: The study revealed a high level of knowledge about personal hygiene among school students in Karaganda, especially among girls. However, practical compliance with hygiene rules was often limited by infrastructural problems in schools. Strengthening hygiene education programs and improving sanitary conditions in educational institutions is necessary.
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