Information Seeking Behaviour, Access to Health Information and Personal Hygiene Practices… Kalu et al Tin-city Journal of Library, Archival and Information Science Vol 11, Nos. 1 & 2, 2022 13 INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR, ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OHAFIA Nkata U. Kalu Department of Library and Information Science Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja E-mail: nkkalu@noun.edu.ng Ukoha O. Igwe Department of Library and Information Science Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja E-mail: uoigwe@noun.edu.ng Okorie Chituru Nancy (PhD) ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State Email: okoriecn@funaab.edu.ng Titilayo Marian Okewumi University of Lagos Library Email: okewumt@gmail.com & Usman, Dahiru (CLN, MNIM) Learning Resource Centre National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja Email: udahiru@noun.edu.ng Abstract The study examined information-seeking behaviour, access to health information and personal hygiene practices among secondary school students in Ohafia. Access to information or otherwise could have multiple effects on the personal hygiene practices of the students for the fact that information plays a vital role in both education and other daily human endeavours. Related literature and studies of other scholars were reviewed in this study. Two research objectives and questions were raised. The methodology adopted in this research was survey research design aimed at collecting data directly from the field. The population of this study was 175 SS3 students of Isiama Comprehensive Secondary School, Okagwe and Community Secondary School Nkwebi in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Multipurpose sampling technique was adopted and 105 sample size was selected from the population. The main instrument used in data collection was questionnaire, while the collected data was analysed using simple frequency and percentage table. Based on the analysis of the data, the study reveals that teachers/school health programmes are the main source of information that affects the personal hygiene practices of the education programme and should be included as a compulsory aspect of school curriculum respondents. It also reveals that washing hands before and after eating was the major personal hygiene practice in the study locale. It concludes that information is power, therefore access and use of health information is very vital to the healthy living of students in particular and society at large. The study recommends that personal hygiene practices and health information programmes should be inculcated into the school curriculum. Keywords: Health Information, Personal Hygiene Practices, information-seeking behaviour