Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among Government School Students Towards Personal Hygiene

Authors

  • Tarannum Naaz Chowdhury  M.Sc Scholar, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, India
  • Dr. Payal Mahajan  Head of the Department, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, India
  • Dr. Rohit Dutt  School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, India

Keywords:

Personal Hygiene, Questionnaire, World Health Organization, SAARC

Abstract

The present study entitled

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2020-12-30

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Tarannum Naaz Chowdhury, Dr. Payal Mahajan, Dr. Rohit Dutt "Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among Government School Students Towards Personal Hygiene" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 7, Issue 6, pp.311-322, November-December-2020.