Factors influencing personal hygiene practices

Factors influencing personal hygiene practices

1.        Physical Factors: - In many cased people understand the importance of good hygiene and wish to practice it. But they are prevented from doing it. The reason may be.

·           Post-operative incision

·           Plaster cast

·           Chronic illness

·           Injury

·           Prolonged hospital stay

·           Obesity

·           Arthritis

2.        PsychologicalFactors:-Psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and border line personality often causes a lack of interest in hygiene. Poor hygiene can be a diagnostic tool pointing major depressive disorder.

3.        Socio Economic Factors: - Financial hardship such as inability to pay a water bill, soap, towels and sanitary facilities.