Today our topic of discussion is Factor Influences on Personal Hygiene.
Factor Influences on Personal Hygiene
Social practices: Social groups influence including the type of personal care. During childhood, hygiene is influenced by family customs.
Personal preferences: Each person has individual desires and preferences about when to bath, shave and perform hair care. Individual selects different products according to personal preferences, needs and financial resources .
Body language: An individual general holds for the person. Body image is a person’s subjective concept of his or her physical appearance. These images can change frequently. When individual undergo surgery, illness or a change in functional status, body image can change dramatically.
Socioeconomic status: A person’s economic resources influence the type and extent of hygiene practices used. Socioeconomic status may influence his or her ability to regularly maintain hygiene.
Health beliefs and motivation: Knowledge about importance of hygiene and its implications for well- being influences hygiene practices. However, knowledge alone is not enough. The individual also must be motivated to maintain self-care.
Cultural variables: An individual’s cultural beliefs and personal values hygiene care. People from diverse cultural background follow different self-care practices. Culturally maintaining cleanliness may not hold the same importance for some ethnic groups as it does for others.
Physical condition: The nurse quickly learns that clients with certain types of physical limitations or disabilities often lack of physical energy and dexterity to perform hygienic care. A client in traction or a cast or who has an intravenous line or other device connected to the body will need assistance with hygiene.
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