Nurse advises teachers, parents to inculcate personal hygiene habit in children

Nurse advises teachers, parents to inculcate personal hygiene habit in children
By Maureen Ojinaka
Hygiene
Enugu, Nov. 1, 2018 (NAN) Mrs Ruth Onyia, a retired Senior Nurse, has urged parents and teachers to inculcate personal hygiene habit in their children for healthy living.
Onyia, formally with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday.
She noted that lack of awareness on personal hygiene could lead to contamination of various diseases in human beings.
She explained that diarrhoea, dental and skin diseases, worm infestations are most commonly associated with poor personal hygiene, adding that one of the major problems faced by school children are infections.
The medical officer pointed out that infection and malnutrition form a vicious circle and retard children’s physical development as well as their academic performances.
“Repeated attacks of infections often compound the existing poor health of children, compromising children’s attendance and performance at school.
“However, majority of the childhood illnesses are preventable by promotion of hygienic practices among school children through proper health education by their parents and teachers,” she said.
She added that the origins of many illnesses of adulthood have their roots in the health behaviours of childhood and adolescents. (NAN)
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