Hygiene practices and health: a study on the tea garden workers in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

The importance of hygiene practices cannot be denied for a healthy life. Using hygienic latrine, washing hands, drinking safe water, household waste disposal, regular bathing are some of the most important hygiene practices that are needed for a sound life. In many countries around the world, especially undeveloped and developing countries, hygiene practices are not satisfactory. The present paper tries to find out the hygienic practices and their health-related impacts on the tea garden workers. This study focused on the two areas of Moulvibazar District, Alinagar and Madhabpur, two of the most tea gardens brimming areas of Bangladesh. The data were collected from 60 tea garden workers (30 from each area), 30 male and 30 female. The study observes: in both areas, hygienic practices among the tea garden workers are not satisfactory and they are suffering from different diseases due to this. This study also finds that due to unhygienic practices in daily lives, tea garden workers are also suffering from the socioeconomic aspect.