Personal Hygiene - MissionAssist Shell Book - How to use soap and good washing habits

Jul 17, 2026

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Personal Hygiene is a practical health education shell book from MissionAssist that teaches clean habits to prevent illness. Through the story of M1’s family facing ulcers, scabies, and ringworm, it explains how poor hygiene leads to sickness and how soap stops germs, removes grease and bad smells, and reduces the spread of diseases including COVID-19. The book gives clear daily guidance for washing the body, underarms, genitals, clothes, and babies, plus using showers and sun-drying.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages23

Reading Time58 min

Personal Hygiene

Health problem caused by poor hygiene

Soap: prevention and germ-killing

Daily bathing and shower use

Baby care and cleaning

Preventing scabies and ringworm

Washing clothing and drying in the sun

Personal Hygiene MissionAssist English Health Personal Hygiene Thank you for using MissionAssist Shell Books Where an asterisk (* ) appears in the text , the word after it is likely to have local variations and you should change it to suit your own particular setting. Instead of using personal names , we have used * M1, * M2 or * F1, * F2 etc to show male or female characters. Please change these forms to local male or female names. You can also substitute local names for plants , medicines , vaccines , food , tools , animals or any other item. If you can , ask a local medical or nutritional expert to verify the advice given in a booklet , if appropriate. You can change the text as you desire and you can also change any of the illustrations if you need to. When you print the book it will be A5 size , each page on a separate sheet. If you want to make it into an A5-sized booklet , Word can do this automatically for you. You should: • Go to “File” • Select “Print” • click on “Page Setup” • From the “multiple pages” drop-down box , select “Book fold”. • Click “ok”. The book should now print as a booklet for you. If you do not have a printer which will print automatically on both sides of the paper , you will need to turn the paper over manually when prompted. We hope you enjoy using this Shell Book. Please delete these notes before printing English United States Copyright © 2021, MissionAssist [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors , illustrators , etc. Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist It uses material from Footsteps 99 the literary publication of Tear Fund with kind permission Illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist Permission is granted for non-profit reproduction and other use of the MissionAssist materials. This is one of a series of Shell Books produced by MissionAssist PO Box 257 Evesham WR11 9AW United Kingdom Personal Hygiene At *M1’s home everybody is dirty. All the family’s clothes are dirty and torn. Look at *M1 and his family. Their clothes are dirty and torn. They sit on the floor and go barefoot. They are always tired and sick. A branch has hurt *M1’s leg. The wound has become an ulcer and smells bad. What is happening? *M1 has an ulcer because he never washes himself. There is no soap and no antiseptic in his house. *M1 didn’t clean his wound and now he has an ulcer. *M1’s children have scabies and ringworm. Because their parents never taught them how to be clean,*M1’s children have scabies and ringworm. Because *M1’s family neglected the rules of hygiene, they have to go to the clinic and spend money to get better. One day at the clinic, *M1 hears that dirtiness is what makes him sick. At the clinic, the nurse saw straight away the bad habits of *M1’s family. He suggested that *M1 should attend a health class. *M1 followed his advice and now understands what he needs to do. He has even bought some soap for himself and his family! Soap prevents sickness. It kills the germs. Soap takes away grease and unpleasant smells, and kills the germs. Using it prevents many sicknesses from developing, such as COVID-19 . You must use soap for personal hygiene. Every evening *M1 washes himself with soap. *M1 works every day and sweats a lot. At the end of the day, he washes himself with soap and puts on clean clothes. The bathing keeps him clean, and it helps him to sleep better as well. *M1 has built a shower behind his house. As you can see, *M1 has built a shower behind his house. His wife, *F1, uses the shower a lot. She finds it very helpful. She carries water from the river or catches rain water that f

FAQs

Why does *M1 have an ulcer?

*M1 has an ulcer because he never washes himself and there is no soap or antiseptic at home. He also didn’t clean his wound, so it developed into an ulcer.

How does soap help prevent sickness?

Soap kills germs and removes grease and unpleasant smells. Using soap for personal hygiene helps prevent many sicknesses, including diseases like COVID-19.

What daily hygiene steps does the book recommend?

It recommends washing with soap every evening, washing underarms daily, washing genitals daily with soap and water, and changing underwear and clothes regularly. It also advises washing clothes and drying them in the sun.

Jul 17, 2026

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