Assessment of knowledge about PHC's Essential Healthcare Facilities and Benefits for Mothers with a View to Develop an Information Booklet

Abstract

In India, the government has launched various national programs for the control and eradication of endemic diseases, like the leprosy eradication program, the tuberculosis control program, the malaria eradication program, and other prevention and control of locally endemic diseases to promote primary health care (PHC) in a population. In a rural Bangalore neighbourhood, a descriptive survey research design was conducted with sixty moms of children under five. A simple random sampling technique was used to choose the study's sample. A well-structured questionnaire was employed to obtain information from the participants. The majority, 56.7%, of mothers had moderate knowledge of essential health care 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 the aspect of immunisation, the score was 51.5%, and for sanitation, the score was 51.4%. As to the study's results, 43.3% of the participants had inadequate knowledge, while 56.7% of the participants had moderate knowledge. None of the individuals had adequate knowledge.