CLOTHING
Clothing is worn for:

• Provision of privacy.

• Promotion of warmth.

• Protection from sun heat.

• Protection from wind, injuries, germs, rain.

• Identification purposes.
  Clothing’s made of different materials:-
  Cotton

• Suitable for hot climates.

• Absorbs moisture.

• Allow evaporation.

• Non- irritating to the skin.

• Can be boiled and washed well.

• Easy to iron.

• Long lasting material.
  Linen

• Suitable for hot climate.

• Light cool material.

• Long lasting and pleasant to wear but they are expensive, not easy to iron and washing must be done carefully.
  Wool

• This is made from the fur of animals and mainly sheep.

• It retains heat, preferably worn in cold weather.

• Can be irritating.

• Expensive.

• Needs careful washing.
  Synthetics
  E.g. Nylon, made from chemicals and used mainly for under wares and night clothes;

• They are light.

• Not irritating

• Easy to wash.

• Do not need ironing.

Clothes should be changed frequently and washed thoroughly in clean soft water and soap.

Stagnant water may contaminate it with bacteria and spores of fungi and lead to infection and itching.

After washing, they should be rinsed well and hanged to dry in a wire line in the fresh air and not put on the ground.

When dry they should be ironed with hot iron to kill any source of infection. In damp climate, clothes should be dried to a void/prevent moulds from growing.

Clothes cupboard should be dry and clean; clothes should be loose and with normal fitting to allow movement and not constrict the blood vessels/circulation or breathing.

In hot climate clothes should be light and of bright color as the dark colors absorbs heat, in cold weather, heavier, warmer clothing should be worn.

Tight clothing around the chest and neck should be avoided.

Shoes or sandals should be worn to prevent picking hook worms and jiggers when walking bare footed.

Shoes should be good fitting not to cramp the feet.

Badly fitting shoes result in bore deformity, growth of corns or in growing toe nails.

Too high heeled shoes should be avoided it throw the weight back ward causing backache and bad posture.