The personal hygiene awareness among the Diploma in Public Administration student / Jeffery Bueh, Siti Fatimah Morsidi & Abdul Hafiz Ahim

Hygiene refers to the set of practices associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. Hygiene is a concept related to medicine as well as to personal and professional care practices related to most aspects of living although it is most often associated with cleanliness and preventative measures. In medicine, hygiene practices are employed to reduce the incidence and spreading of disease. Other use of the term hygiene appear in phrases including body hygiene, domestic hygiene, dental hygiene, and occupational hygiene and is frequently used in connection with public health. The term "hygiene" is derived from Hygeia, the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation. Hygiene is also the name of the science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health, also called hygienic (Wikipedia, 2009). Hygiene practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture might not be acceptable in another. Our team has chosen personal hygiene for our research topic. Personal hygiene may be described as the principle of maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body. It is in general looking after you. Personal hygiene can be controlled by sustaining high standards of personal care and humans have been aware of the importance of hygiene for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks spent many hours in the bath, using fragrances and make-up in an effort to beautify themselves and be presentable to others. Personal hygiene products are a billion dollar business in the commercial market, with many high profile celebrities endorsing products that aim to keep us looking our best. In fact, hygiene is actually a scientific study. Maintaining a high level of personal hygiene will help to increase self-esteem and confidence whilst minimizing the chances of developing imperfections.