“A STUDY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING HEALTH EDUCATION AMONG STUDENTS SELECTED FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME FROM MAHARATSHTRA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE, NASHIK .’’

Abstract

Health education is a social science that draws from a multitude of fields, often taking a biopsychosocial approach towards promoting health and preventing disease. It can encompass instruction in hygiene, reproductive health, nutrition, and more, and help address global healthcare crises by giving community members the tools necessary to engage in preventative care measures1. Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health, as well as sexual and reproductive health education. Health education can be defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health2. The present study title: “A study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding health education among the medical students selected for Summer internship programme in Maharashtra”. The objective of the study was the knowledge and attitude regarding health education among the medical students with demographic variables. Material and methods: Researcher adopted non-experimental exploratory design. Study carried out on Medical, Ayurvedic , Homeopathic and nursing Students. The Purposive sampling technique was used to data was collected using self-structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done mainly using descriptive statistics. Result: Result showed that level of knowledge score of the medical student regarding health education .In that majority of student , in pre test shows 7(70%)average knowledge regarding health education and in post test it is increased 9 (90%) shows good knowledge regarding health education.