Assess The Knowledge Regarding Essential Health Facilities Provided by PHC and Benefits for Mother with A View to Develop an Information Booklet

In India the government has launched various national programme for the control and eradication of the endemic disease like leprosy eradication programme, tuberculosis control programme, Malaria eradication programme and other prevention and control of locally endemic disease to promote Primary Health Care in a population. A descriptive survey research design was done among 60 mothers of undefive children at rural community of Bangalore. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data from the subject. Majority 56.7% of mothers had moderate knowledge on essential health facilities provided by PHC. 69.2% of respondents had knowledge on the aspect of general knowledge on PHC and the least aspect wise mean percentage score was observed (50.7%) in safe drinking water, for aspect of immunization the score was 51.5%, the score was 51.4% for sanitation. The study conclude that 43.3% had inadequate knowledge 56.7% of them had moderate knowledge and none of the participant who participated in the study had adequate knowledge.