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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 5, No. 1-2, 2022
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Table 3
Perception of the Study Subjects

Frequency
Perception questions
people %
SBA is useful programme for the community
Agree 192 76.8
Disagree 58 23.2
Open-air defecation acts as source of diarrhea disease due to flies
Agree 122 48.8
Neither agree nor disagree 20 8.0
Disagree 108 43.2
Open-air defecation acts as source of diarrhea disease due to contaminated water
Agree 163 65.2
Neither agree nor disagree 37 14.8
Disagree 50 20.0
Open-air defecation acts as source of diarrhea disease due to contaminated food
Agree 92 36.8
Neither agree nor disagree 30 12.0
Disagree 128 51.2
Improper washing of hands after defecation can cause entry of pathogen
Agree 195 78.0
Neither agree nor disagree 25 10.0
Disagree 30 12.0
Improper disposal of solid waste can contaminate water
Agree 168 67.2
Neither agree nor disagree 22 8.8
Disagree 60 24.0
Improper disposal of waste can cause mosquitoes to breed
Agree 194 77.6
Neither agree nor disagree 16 6.4
Disagree 40 16.0
All people must actively participate in SBA activities
Agree 154 61.6
Neither agree nor disagree 12 4.8
Disagree 84 33.6
SBA is prorogated for political benefit
Agree 174 69.6
Neither agree nor disagree 52 20.8
Disagree 43 17.2

Most of the respondents 192 (76.8%) agreed that SBA significant as the education status increases the level
programme is useful to community and rest of them 58 knowledge and perception score regarding SBA
(23.2%) do not agree to this statement. 122 participants increases.
(48.8%) think that open-air defecation can cause Table 5 shows practices of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
diarrhea due to flies, 163 participants (65.2%) – due to among the study subjects.
contamination of water, only 92 participants (36.8%) – Most of them 182 (72.8 %) have toilet facilities in home,
due to contamination of food. still 62 (24.8%) prefer for open-air defecation and 72
Most of them 195 (78.0%) of agree that improper (28.8%) use community latrines for open-air defecation.
washing of hands after defecation can cause entry of Practices regarding personal hygiene, only 58.0% have
pathogen and cause infections. Only 168 (67.2%) of the habit of handwashing after defecation, 92.4% do not
study participants agree to that improper disposal of use soap and water for cleaning hands, only 1.2%
waste can pollute water and 194 (77.6%) agree that practice proper steps of handwashing. Only 56.8% use
improper disposal of waste can act as source of mosquito community dustbins for SWD, 67.2% prefer to throw
to breed. 154 (61.6%) of people agree to the statement garbage in and around house premise. Community
that everyone should actively participate in SBA participation is only 81 (32.4%) in SBA related activities
activities. Most of them 174 (69.6%) agree that SBA is and almost everyone 238 (95.2%) agreed to motivate
propagated for political benefit. people in participation of SBA related activities.
Association between educational status and level of
knowledge and perception among study subjects
(Table 4) based on their response comes to statistically

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