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|Outcome |Question(s) |Answer |
|250 – 1.1 |Explain why personal hygiene is important. |Personal hygiene is important for many different reasons, such as prevention of |
| | |infections, illnesses, bad odors and also helping prevent others having negative |
| | |perceptions about you. Keeping yourself clean is vital in combating and preventing |
| | |illnesses for yourself and those around you. From doing something as simple as |
| | |washing your hands can prevent germs being passed from one to another. |
| | |As well as personal hygiene having health benefits, it can also have social |
| | |benefits. Poor personal hygiene can often send the wrong message to others, where |
| | |they believe you do not look after yourself or are ill, so they may not wish to |
| | |interact with you. Maintaining good personal hygiene can improve your personal |
| | |appearance, there for improving others perceptions of you. |
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