*Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, TS Misra Medical College, Amausi, Lucknow-226008, India
**Medical social worker, TS Misra Medical College, Amausi, Lucknow-226008, India
Online published on 27 September, 2019.
In Indian society a woman as home maker, often take up vocational training to improve the lot of their family. The present study was carried out in a rural area to study certain factors associated with utilization of vocational training and to find out if it also improved their health related awareness.
A total of 275 rural women were selected by random sampling technique. Data pertaining to participant's age, educational status, vocational training and their health related awareness were collected. 82.1% of those who participated in vocational training were in the age group of 20–30 years. 75% of the women were educated up to Metric or beyond. Majority of those who had the household occupation as service took up vocational training to generate income. Computer training
Vocational training, Health related awareness, Rural women
