Cleanliness is Next to Holiness: Personal Hygiene Practices among Child Bearing Mothers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Ekiti State Social Security Scheme (ESSSS) and its Effect on Food Security in Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study was carried out to evaluate the Ekiti State Social Security Scheme (ESSSS) in Nigeria. Specifically, the study estimated the food security status of the beneficiaries and non beneficiaries of the scheme, assessed the effect of the social security scheme on households’ food security status, and identified the constraints to the implementation of the scheme in the state. A three stage ...

Assessing exclusive breastfeeding practices, dietary intakes and body mass index (BMI) of nursing mothers in Ekiti State of Nigeria

Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the infants. The benefits of breastfeeding practices to infants and mothers are well documented. However, information on breastfeeding practices and its effect on body mass index (BMI) of mothers are scarce, particularly in Ekiti State of Nigeria. Therefore, the present study is designed to assess breastfeeding practices and its ass...

Aeromycobiota Survey of Indoor and Hygiene Level of Selected Day Care Facilities in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Personal Hygiene Practices among Urban Homeless Persons in Boston, MA

Persons experiencing homelessness in the United States experience significant barriers to self-care and personal hygiene, including limited access to clean showers, laundry and hand washing facilities. While the obstacles to personal hygiene associated with homelessness may increase risk of infectious disease, hygiene-related behaviors among people experiencing homelessness has received limited...

Health/hygiene, sanitation, and water: is cleanliness next to whatever has replaced godliness?

The old dictum, Cleanliness is next to godliness, attributed to the theologian and philosopher Saint Thomas of Aquinas may ring hollow in the ears of many in the world today, to whom access to appropriate sanitation and safe drinking water is denied. During St Thomas’ lifetime, about 800 years ago, godliness was the highest moral virtue to which believers aspired; and cleanliness of the body an...