Baseline study on level of awareness among the school teachers, students and health service providers in rural area regarding importance of hygiene and sanitation

The mixed method baseline study revealed that teachers possessed slightly better knowledge on hand washing than that of students. Almost all the teachers and students could say handwashing is needed after defecation and before eating their meal. Students’ handwashing practice at critical times was explored in this study; only 25% of them used soap or detergent during school time to wash hands while 64% of them used soap or detergent to wash hands after defection.