Personal Hygiene of Elderly Women in Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur

Abstract

The research entitled 'Personal Hygiene of Elderly Women' had been conducted in Lalitpur District at Jharuwarashi 13 Godawari. The main objectives of the study were to find out the condition of personal hygiene and practice and also suggest the necessary intervention program in the community. This study was fundamentally based on primary data and descriptive research design. There was 1053 household in this village. This is the population of the study. Research had been selected for 70 elderly women by applying simple random sampling (Lottery Method). Interview was the main tools of data collection. The researcher made different sets of interview questions for elderly women. The interview schedule was pretested in 10 household in Godawari 13, Borthok, Lalitpur. The tools were modified and finalized according to the advice of the supervisor and pre-test result. In data collection procedure the researcher personally was visited each of the selected elderly women and introduced herself about the study area and explained aim of the visit. The researcher requested them to answer the questions based on the interview schedule. Personal hygiene is the basis of our life. This is especially true in old age because our immune system weakens with age. Therefore, it is believed that 100% of people must have knowledge and practice about personal hygiene, but, still this condition was not seen.