KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF PERSONAL HYGIENE IN THE PREVENTION OF COVID-19 DISEASE AMONG SELECTED SUB-URBAN COMMUNITY IN IKORODU, LAGOS STATE

COVID-19 is a global pandemic with a high transmission rate. One of the best measures
to address the transmission of COVID-19 is adherence to proper hand hygiene practice.
Despite the unprecedented national measures in combating the outbreak, the success or
failure of these efforts is largely dependent on public dispositions and behaviour towards
personal hygiene. This study therefore examined the Knowledge and Practices of Personal
Hygiene in Prevention of COVID-19 Pandemic among Selected sub-urban Community in
Lagos State. To achieve these, two research questions and hypotheses were postulated for
the study. The descriptive survey research design was used while the population comprised
of all Residents of Ikorodu division made up of Ikorodu, Ijede, Ogijo, Igbogbo and
Gberigbe in Lagos state. A mixed sampling technique was used, where convenience
sampling was used to select the population area and stratified sampling was used in
selecting 500 respondents for the study. The research instrument for the study was a self-
developed instrument. Knowledge and Practice of Personal hygiene in Prevention of
COVID-19 Questionnaire (KPPPCQ) and a four points Likert’s-type rating scale was
used. A total number of five hundred (500) questionnaires were distributed, collected and
analyzed using frequency counts and percentages for the demographic data while Chi-
square statistical tools was used to test the stated hypotheses. Results from this study
revealed that there was significant knowledge and practice of personal hygiene in
prevention of COVID-19 Pandemic among Selected sub-urban Community in Lagos State.
These findings recommend that public lectures should be organized on importance of
personal hygiene behavior for both male and female in prevention of COVID-19 pandemic
and awareness campaign on hand washing and the use of nose mask when in public place
such as market and public gathering.