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Personal hygiene
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2- Socioeconomic status:
A person’s economic resources influence the types and extent of
hygiene practices used e.g. the availability of hot or running water.
3- Knowledge:
Knowledge about the importance of hygiene and its
implications for well being influence hygiene practices.
4- Cultural Variables:
A client’s cultural beliefs and personal values influence hygiene care.
People from diverse cultural background follow different self- care practices
e.g. hygienic care during menstruation period as well as the hygienic care of
the sick child.
5- Developmental level :
Practices vary according to the individual’s age. Most children
learn personal hygiene habits from their parents, who teach them how
and when to wash their hands, brush their teeth, and so on.
6- Psychological Factors
Mental and psychological issues can affect both a person's ability and
motivation to perform basic hygiene. Hygiene problems can arise in later stages of
Alzheimer's disease, with apathy, fearfulness, depression, inability to plan or
remember and inability
to perform tasks in sequence all reducing the person's ability to practice
good hygiene. Psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and
borderline personality often cause a pronounced lack of interest in
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