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Knowledge, Atitude and Perception regarding National Health Programmes among villagers of Chauras, Tehri-Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Gupta, SK and Sarawagi, R (2010) Knowledge, Atitude and Perception regarding National Health Programmes among villagers of Chauras, Tehri-Garhwal, Uttarakhand. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]

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Background and Objective: Since India became independent, several measures have been undertaken by the national government to improve the health of the people. Prominent among these measures are the national health programmes. The main objective of these National Health programmes are protection and promotion of national and individual health. The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and perception regarding various national health programmes among the villagers. Methods: It is a descriptive and observational study. The study subjects comprised 273 respondents belonging to 15 to 64 years age group. The collection tool used was a pre designed questionnaire, which was pre-tested. Results: 60% of respondents were adults, about 16 percent were educated up to primary level and more than 40% belonged to scheduled castes. Nearly 20% were aware about National AIDS Control Programme and 6.59% had clear knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Only 4.02% knew about the national vector borne disease control programme and 24% women clearly knew about exclusive breast feeding. Peripheral health workers were the most common source of information regarding these programmes. 64% of respondents opined that these national health programmes are good. Conclusion: Low level of knowledge was observed among the respondents regarding National Health Programmes.

Item Type:Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)
Keywords:National Health Programme, Knowledge, Attitude, Perception, Respondent
Subjects:JOURNALS > Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
ID Code:6990
Deposited By: Kakkilaya Bevinje, Dr. Srinivas
Deposited On:13 Sep 2010 03:53
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:57

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