?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge%2C+Atitude+and+Perception+regarding+National+Health+Programmes+among+villagers+of+Chauras%2C+Tehri-Garhwal%2C+Uttarakhand&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+SK&rft.creator=Sarawagi%2C+R&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background+and+Objective%3A+Since+India+became+independent%2C+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%2C+attitude+and+perception+regarding+various+national+health+programmes+among+the+villagers.+Methods%3A+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%2C+which+was+pre-tested.+Results%3A+60%25+of+respondents+were+adults%2C+about+16+percent+were+educated+up+to+primary+level+and+more+than+40%25+belonged+to+scheduled+castes.+Nearly+20%25+were+aware+about+National+AIDS+Control+Programme+and+6.59%25+had+clear+knowledge+about+HIV%2FAIDS.+Only+4.02%25+knew+about+the+national+vector+borne+disease+control+programme+and+24%25+women+clearly+knew+about+exclusive+breast+feeding.+Peripheral+health+workers+were+the+most+common+source+of+information+regarding+these+programmes.+64%25+of+respondents+opined+that+these+national+health+programmes+are+good.+Conclusion%3A+Low+level+of+knowledge+was+observed+among+the+respondents+regarding+National+Health+Programmes.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6990%2F1%2F2010-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gupta%2C+SK+and+Sarawagi%2C+R++(2010)+Knowledge%2C+Atitude+and+Perception+regarding+National+Health+Programmes+among+villagers+of+Chauras%2C+Tehri-Garhwal%2C+Uttarakhand.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6990%2F