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Community Based Medical Education: Improving theHealth of Community
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Community Based Medical Education: Improving theHealth of Community
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of student’s clerkship as an approach to community based medical education inimproving the health of community.Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted at Ziauddin Medical College; Karachi from December 2006to December 2007.Data was collected by using structured questionnaire after the approval of university ethical review committee.Before collecting the data informed written consent was obtained from all study participants. Baseline data was recorded from100enrolled families. Medical students visited the enrolled families on fortnightly basis during which they carried out detailedcounseling and interactive sessions. At the end of four month, post intervention data was recorded and all baseline parameterswere compared with.Results: The pre and the posttest results showed significant improvement in the knowledge of mothers regarding preventionand management of diar...
