Determinants of Hand Washing Practices among Adolescents in India Findings from CNNS Data, 2016-18

Title

Determinants of Hand Washing Practices among Adolescents in India Findings from CNNS Data, 2016-18

Creator

Kumar S.; Nath N.J.; Bharti R.

Description

The study attempts to assess the effect of socioeconomic determinants on access to Good Handwashing Practices (GHP) among the adolescent population in India. The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), 2016-18 dataset is used to identify the predictor and outcome variable for the study. Binary logistic regression established the adolescents age and sex, mothers schooling, wealth index, and the region as a significant predictor for GHP. The study revealed that gender, age, caste, education, individual household wealth, and the region has a significant association with adolescent hand-washing practices, where economic conditions drive the individual practice of handwashing more than the behavioural aspect. It requires government intervention to improve sanitation and water facilities to accelerate hand-washing among adolescents in India. 2022 Tata Institute of Social Sciences. All rights reserved.

Source

Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol-83, No. 1, pp. 115-132.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Coverage

Kumar S., International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India; Nath N.J., Department of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Bharti R., Department of Population Studies, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 195634

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2022.83.1.115-132

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