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Perception of medical interns after visiting selected public health institutes in central India

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Author Details : Manish Awadhesh Prasad*, Kamlesh Jain, Nirmal Verma

Volume : 13, Issue : 1, Year : 2023

Article Page : 47-51

https://10.18231/j.pjms.2023.010

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Abstract

Visits to institutes that work for public health help broaden the vision of interns so that they think of rural health care also. Therefore this study was planned to evaluate the effect on the minds of interns after visiting such places with objectives 1. To know the things learnt by interns during visit to institutes working in area of public health services in rural areas, 2. Based on the inputs given by the interns suggest recommendations for internship program. It was a cross-sectional descriptive qualitative study. A focus group discussion of interns was conducted to understand their interest in learning the low cost services being provided in these rural areas and various things learnt during the visit to public health importance institutes. Total 28 interns participated in the study in 3 batches included 6(21.42%) females and 22(78.57%) males. The age range was 23 to 27 years and all were unmarried. More than 2/3 interns belonged to Chhattisgarh and few from outside the state. Interns were motivated by the faculties to work for rural health care and were sensitized about the health care needs work challenges in remote inaccessible areas.
 

Keywords: public health institutes, interns, low cost services, appropriate technology, community participation

How to cite : Prasad M A, Jain K, Verma N, Perception of medical interns after visiting selected public health institutes in central India. Panacea J Med Sci 2023;13(1):47-51

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