International Journal of Contemporary Medicine

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

An Interventional Study on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Training Program among Medical Interns

  • Author:
  • Pawan Parashar1, Amit Mohan2, Sartaj Ahmad3,, Rahul Bansal4, Samir Chatoupadhayay5, Monika Gupta
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 46 to 51

1Professor, Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

2Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

3Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

4Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

5Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut

*Corresponding author: Sartaj Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut. E-mail: Sartajsaleem@gmail.com, Contact No.: 098979093882

Online published on 31 January, 2015.

Abstract

The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Training to pre-service level during medical internship is the first fundamental stage to improve the knowledge of medical Practices.

To assess the effectiveness of IMNCI training programme during the medical internship.

An interventional study.

12 months i.e. 01st July 2012 till 30th June 2013

65 medical interns

A pre-designed, pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire was used on the first day of IMNCI training and last day same question was administered again. Z- Test used.

An improvement of knowledge of medical interns was found in post-test assessment.

The knowledge of medical intern's can be improved on childhood illness after the training of IMNCI. Such training is important to reduce morbidity and mortality among children.

Keywords

IMNCI, Training, Interns, Childhood Illness