Sr. No. Practices among school students Baseline (2010) End line (2011) Z value Frequency (n=470) Percent-age Frequency (n=451) Percent-age 1 Cleaning teeth twice daily 48 10.2 63 13.9 1.80 2 Use of toothbrush and toothpaste for cleaning teeth 291 61.9 316 70.1 2.98* 3 Clean ears frequently 353 75.1 348 77.2 0.67 4 Cut nails weekly 117 24.9 139 30.8 2.42* 5 Wash hands with soap before meals 165 35.1 208 46.1 2.23* 6 Wash hands with soap after defecation 336 71.5 365 80.9 3.28* 7 Take bath daily 414 88.1 421 93.3 2.63* 8 Wear Chappals while going to school 361 76.8 368 81.6 1.60 9 Do not eat food from vendors in school 100 21.3 134 29.7 3.28* *: Significant Z for difference between two proportions and p<0.05 Table 2 shows practices among students before and after imparting Health Education Session in the schools among students compared using Z test for difference between two proportions. It revealed significant increase of proportion in practices like Use of toothbrush and toothpaste for cleaning teeth, cutting nails weekly, washing hands with soap before meals and after defecation, taking bath daily and not eating food from vendors in the school.

Table 2: Practices among students before and after imparting Health Education Session in the schools.