PERCEPTION, AWARENESS & ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS JOINING IN RURAL HEALTH SERVICES

Ghorpade Kanupriya Ganesh, Doke Dnyaneshwar Suryakant and Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya*

ABSTRACT

This was a Cross-sectional Study Conducted on Medical students admitted in Medical College of Maharashtra, India. Total participants were 172 of either gender. They were both from Urban & Rural part of Maharashtra. Urban = 72.51%& Rural 27.51%. Among the participants 52% were male & 48% were Female. Their ranges of Age were 18 years to 26 years. They were MBBS Students of different batches of study. 1st MBBS= 36.87% 2nd MBBS = 37.4%, 3rd MBBS(minor) = 12.3%, 3rd MBBS (major) = 6·4%, Internship = 7% .Their job preference after completion of the Course Private practice in rural area = 12.9%. Private practice in urban areas = 25.7%. In medical institution = 31.61% &Corporate hospital = 29.8%. 56.1 % agreed to serve in rural area after graduation and 43.9 % did not agree. To motivate the medical Students the the participants agreed 52.61 % about organization of Camps, 60.2% organization of Seminar on rural health care systems, 48% Locally based education & treatment programs 2 63.71% for Connect & Collaborate with institute helping us to do such programs in rural areas.

Keywords: Rural service, Medical Students, motivation.