1. AWARENESS OF COMMON NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AMONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A RURAL AREA OF VARANASI S ShivalliM K Gupta A Mohapatra R K Srivastava Department of Community Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi.
2. Introduction The major risk factors of NCDs are associated with life style and behavior pattern which are largely due to practices adopted in younger age. Hence students’ awareness about NCDs is an important prevention strategy Objective To study the awareness of common non- communicable diseases (NCDs) among intermediate school children in chiraigaon block, Varanasi. IMS, BHU 2
3. Material & Method Study type: School based cross sectional study Study area:Chiraigaon block, Varanasi. Study period :July - Aug 2010 Study sample : Intermediate school children of 8 (out of 14+2) inter-colleges of Chiraigaon block Tool: Pre-designed, closed ended questionnaire IMS, BHU 3