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      <PublisherName>revista-medicina-scolara</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>The Journal of School and University Medicine</JournalTitle>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
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        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleTitle>A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS REGARDING NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL</ArticleTitle>
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          <LastName>SathishKumar</LastName>
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      <Abstract>OBJECTIVE - To assess the prefinal and final year students’ acquaintance with 3 major National Health Programmes (NTEP,NLEP,NACP)  in a tertiary care hospital.&#13;
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MATERIALS AND METHODS- This cross-section descriptive study was undertaken using pre-designed, pre-tested, anonymous, self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire.&#13;
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After explaining study objective, seeking informed verbal consent and ensuring confidentiality, students were given 45 minutes to complete the questionnaire without mutual consultation under the supervision of investigator. The research was conducted after getting IEC approval. The sample size was around 127 students from both prefinal and final year batch.&#13;
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RESULTS: A total of 127 participants from prefinal and final year took part in the research. About 74.8% students knew all cases of TB is notifiable. Questions regarding hallmark of leprosy was answered correctly by 61.4% students. About 24.79% believed that HIV is a curable condition, 16.24% of the students indicated that it can be prevented by vaccination.</Abstract>
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      <Keywords>National health programmes, medical students, knowledge, attitude, practice</Keywords>
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