Background: Antenatal care is essential for pregnant women and care givers like medical professionals to have healthy baby and mother. The medical students should have knowledge about antenatal care .So that they can guide and give health education to pregnant women. Materials and methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to all students in Phase III Part 1 through Google Form during the lecture session of Community Medicine department. The data was collected and analysed. Total Results: 104 students participated in the study. Knowledge score for ideal visits to be done by a pregnant women to the health facility and basic laboratory investigations required during pregnancy was less than 80% and that is 17.3% and 78.8% respectively. Other knowledge score about antenatal care like minimum antenatal visits by pregnant women, TT immunisation required during pregnancy, Extra calorie required during pregnancy, Iron folic acid tablets were given free of cost in the government health facility, Danger signs during pregnancy required hospitalisation, Medication required before pregnancy to prevent neural tube defect in fetus, Mild exercise required during pregnancy and Place of child birth better for pregnant women were more than 80% and these were 91.3%, 96.1%, 90.38%, 100%, 89.4%, 97.11%, 99.03% and 98.07% respectively. Knowledge score for ideal visits Conclusion: to be done by a pregnant women to the health facility and basic laboratory investigations required during pregnancy was less than 80% and inadequate require attention by the medical students. Other components of antenatal care knowledge score were more than 80% and adequate
Background: Adolescents are susceptible to several preventable and treatable health problems like nutritional disorders, substance abuse, mental health concerns, early and unintended pregnancy, unsafe sex, injuries and violence. To ensure holistic development of the adolescent population, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) programme. This study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) among adolescents attending the health centre in Delhi. Methods: Acrosssectional study conducted among 100 adolescents belonging to age group of 10-19 years, who were attending the urban and rural health training centres in Delhi. Data was collected with the help of the predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Data was collected regarding socio-demographic details and knowledge regarding different adolescent health services provided under the programme. Results: Out of 100 adolescents, 18.0 % participants had adequate knowledge about RKSK. Knowledge about IFA supplementation, transmission and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infection and common mental health problems was 52.0%,36.0% and 24.0% respectively. Knowledge regarding adverse effects and consequences of tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse and risk factors for non-communicable diseases was 46.0% and 42.0% respectively. 12.0% participants had awareness about Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics and 8.0% had registered themselves at these clinics. 44.0% participants had knowledge about Adolescent Health Days. 71.4% of adolescent girls had awareness regarding good menstrual hygiene. Conclusions: The knowledge regarding RKSK programme is low amongst the adolescents Awareness need to be spread regarding the various services provided under the programme through social media, local newspapers and television channels so that more number of adolescents avail these services
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