Sanitation and hygiene practices of secondary school students from Mtwara town in Tanzania.
This study evaluated the sanitation and hygiene practices of secondary school students from Mtwara town in Tanzania. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data on participants' characteristics and responses to sanitation and hygiene practices were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Pearson'...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Health Promotion & Education Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 55 - 69 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2026
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