Comparative Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding National Health Programmers Among MBBS Students: A Study of the 2021 and 2022 Batch in GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, UP

Background:The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare manages healthcare in India, reflecting the government's dedication to public health.Since the 1950s, the Indian government has initiated public health projects to tackle communicable diseases, improve sanitation, nutrition, control population growth, and enhance rural health.Aim And Objective: To assess and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding National Health Programmes between 2021 and 2022 batch 2nd year MBBS students. Materials and Methods:This cross sectional KAP study utilized Google Forms to assess 2nd year MBBS student's regarding National Health Programmes.The study employed the same questionnaire as Agrawal et al.'s 2021 batch research for comparison between two MBBS batch students.Initially, a pre lecture evaluated students' baseline knowledge.Following a lecture and sensitization on National Health Programmes, a post-lecture questionnaire was conducted to measure knowledge improvement.The study involved 120 students for the pre-lecture and 90 students for the post-lecture questionnaire.The results obtained were compared against the results of study conducted by Agrawal et al. Results:In this study most common source of information is internet which increase from 37.2% to 44.4% as compared to agrawal et al. study which shows decrease in trend from 38.2% to 34.4%.Knowledge about RNTCP and NTEP questions increased significantly from 39.7% to 54.4% as compared to Agrawal et al. which shows only 7% increment. Conclusion:The study shows student's positive attitudes towards National Health Programmes and improved knowledge postlecture.