A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE

REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AMONG WOMEN IN

SELECTED VILLAGE , NELLORE B.Sc.
(Nursing)

BY

ANJU GEORGE

SREE NARAYANA NURSING COLLEGE

STONEHOUSEPET, NELLORE- 524 002

Dr. NTR UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

VIJAYAWADA

ANDHRA PRADESH

JUNE-2015
 SREE NARAYANA NURSING COLLEGE,
STONEHOUSEPET, NELLORE.
CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this project entitled ,“A STUDY TO ASSESS

THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AMONG WOMEN IN
SELECTED VILLAGES , NELLORE,” is a bonafied work done by
Ms. ANJU GEORGE, Sree Narayana Nursing college, Stone
housepet, Nellore– 524002, in partial fulfillment of the requirement
for the degree of B.Sc (Nursing) under my guaidance during the
academic year 2014-2015.

Prof. Dr.RAJESWARI VAIDHYANADHAN, M.Sc(N), Ph.d

PRINCIPAL
SREE NARAYANA NURSING COLLEGE,

STONEHOUSEPET, NELLORE,

ANDHRA PRADESH.
 SREE NARAYANA NURSING COLLEGE
STONEHOUSEPET, NELLORE

CERTIFICATE BY THE GUIDE

This is to certify that the project entitled, “A STUDY TO ASSESS THE

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION AMONG WOMEN IN SELECTED VILLAGE , NELLORE”,
is a bonafied research work done by Ms.Anju George, in partial fulfillment of the
of the requirement for the BSc (nursing) degree course.

Date:
Place: Mrs.B.Vanaja kumari
HOD of community health nursing
Narayana college of nursing,
Nellore
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“I praise and thank the God for his abundant blessing, constant love
and guidance”
At the outset, I wish to acknowledge my heartfelt gratitude to the Lord
Almighty who is the foundation of the Wisdom, prudence, and astuteness. God has
given me ample resilience, guidance, exhortation and patronage throughout my
project.

Momentous thanks to my beloved parents for their love, support, and

encouragement towards carrying out this project.

With deep sense of colossal contemplate; I extend my whole hearted

gratitude to our chairman Sir. Dr.P.Narayana garu, Narayana Educational society
for providing opportunity to study in this institution.

I extend my whole hearted gratitude to our propagator and harvester, Prof.

Dr. Indira.S, Msc (N) Ph.D.Principal, Narayana College Of Nursing, who has
given treasured advice, herald inspiration, and highly instructive suggestions to
accomplish my goal.

I specially thank the administrators who has given the approval to collect
the data from respective samples.

I thank Dr. Rajeswari Vaidyanathan, Principal, Sree Narayana nursing

college for her grate assurance of validation of content and proper guidance
throughout the research study.

I thank Prof. Dr.M. Radhika,Vice principal, HOD of Nursing Research,

Narayana College of Nursing for her proper guidance in carrying out this project.

I specially thank Mrs.B. Kalpana, Vice principal of Sree Narayana

Nursing College for grate assurance of validation of content and proper guidance
throughout research study.

I specially thanks to Mrs.B.Vanaja kumari, M.Sc(N) professor,

Department of Community Health Nursing, her grate assurance of validation of
content and proper guidance throughout the study. I specially thank
Ms.B.Bhanujyothi M.sc(N)Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing.

I express my grateful thanks to the HOD statistics, Mr.Dr.

Subrahmanyam, for his valuable suggestions and co-operation towards carrying
out this project.

I express my sincere thanks to my friends for helping me in this research

study.

I thank Ms. Chandrakala, librarian, Narayana nursing institution for

providing good opportunities with excellent reference and journals.

I express my sincere thanks to Mr.P.Nagendra Babu, M.tech;(PhD),

Mrs.Jaya lakshmi, Mr.Venu, Mrs. Suneetha, Mrs. Sridevi, or computing the
script clearly, legibly, effectively through their tremendous effort and ideas.

I express my thanks to Mr. Lakshman, computer operator Narayana

college of nursing for his help in carrying out this project.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTERS CONTENT PAGE NO
I INTRODUCTION 1-6
Need for Study 3
Statement of the Problem 4
Objectives 4
Operational Definition 4-5
Assumptions 5
Delimitations 5
Projected Outcome 5
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 6-12
Conceptual Frame Work 13-15
III METHODOLOGY 16-21
Research Approach 16
Research Design 16
Setting of the Study 16
Population 16
Sample 16
Sampling Technique 17
Sample Size 17
Criteria for Sample selection 17
Variables of the Study 17
Description of the Tool 17-18
Score Interpretation 18
Content Validity 19
Reliability of the Tool 19
Feasibility of the Tool 19
Pilot Study 19
Data Collection Procedure 19-20
Plan for data analysis 20
Schematic Representation of Research 21
Methodology 21
IV DATA ANALYSIS AND 22-39
INTEPRETATION
V DISCUSSION 40-43
VI SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND 44-50
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES 51
APPENDICES I-VII
LIST OF TABLES
T.NO TABLES PAGE
NO
1. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 23
Age
2. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 24
educational status.
3. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 25
occupation.
4. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 26
monthly income
5. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 27
type of family
6. Frequency and Percentage distribution women based type 28
of house.
7. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 29
drainage system
8. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 30
type of waste disposal
9. Frequency and Percentage distribution of women based on 31
source of information
10. Frequency and percentage distribution based on the Level 32
of Knowledge Regarding Environmental Sanitation among
Women.
11. Distribution of mean and standard of Knowledge 33
Regarding Environmental Sanitation among Women.
12. Frequency and percentage distribution of the Level of 34
practice regarding Environmental Sanitation among
Women.
13. Distribution of mean and standard of practice regarding 35
Environmental Sanitation among Women.
14. Association between levels of knowledge regarding 36-
environmental sanitation and selected socio demographic 37
variables among women.
15. Association between levels of practice regarding 38-
environmental sanitation and selected socio demographic 39
variables among women.

LIST OF FIGURES
FIG.NO FIGURES PAGE
NO
1 Conceptual framework based on nightingale 13-15
theory
2 Schematic representation of research methodology 21
3 Percentage distribution of women based on Age 23
4 Percentage distribution of women based on 24
education
5 Percentage distribution of women based on 25
occupation.
6 Percentage distribution of women based on 26
monthly income
7 Percentage distribution of women based on type of 27
family
8 Percentage distribution women based on type of 28
house
9 Percentage distribution of women based on 29
drainage system
10 Percentage distribution of women based on type of 30
waste disposal
11 Percentage distribution of women based on source 31
of information
12 Percentage distribution based on the Level of 32
Knowledge Regarding Environmental Sanitation
among Women.
13 Percentage distribution based on the Level of 34
practice regarding Environmental Sanitation
among Women

APPENDICES
APPENDIX TITLE PAGE NO
1 Letter seeking and granting I
permission to conduct study

2 Content validity certificate II

3 Editing certificate III

4 Informed consent IV

5 Tool (English & Telugu) V

6 List of statistical formulas VI

7 List of abbreviations VII