This is a pre- and post-interventional study which aims to determine the effect of actual demonstration with return demonstration versus “Anti-BAC Program” on hand washing practices of grade 1 pupils of two selected elementary schools in Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay Province. The respondents were selected on a total count basis where a total of 82 grade 1 pupils were included. 42 pupils were included in the demonstration group and 40 pupils were in the Anti-BAC group. A 7-item checklist on proper steps of hand washing was utilized as a tool for evaluation. Failure to perform any of the entries in the checklist will merit a rating of fail. All the respondents from the two groups failed in the pre-intervention evaluation. After the intervention, 100% of the respondents from both groups achieved a rating of pass in all the post-intervention evaluations conducted at 1 week and 1 month from intervention. Statistical treatment of the collected data using the McNemar’s test yielded to a p-value of 0.000. This high significance value was the basis for rejecting the study’s null hypothesis. In conclusion, both interventions utilized in this study are equally effective.

Keyword: health teachings anit-BAC hand washing diplahan