Abstract:
Objective of the study was to assess the immunisation status of 0-2 year child in terms of
complete coverage and age appropriate immunisation.To assess the mother's knowledge
about growth monitoring.To assess the mother's knowledge about breast feeding.To assess
the mother's knowledge about the time of proper weaning.To assess the mother's awareness
about rehydration salt in the management of diarrhoea.To find out the utilization of services
in relation to clinic attendance.More time should be devoted by the MOH in monthly
conferences to monitor activities of the,field staff.Specially health education activities,and
to develop their talents.MOH area is large and nuweildy.It should be organization in a way
where the MOH can easily cope up with the population.PHM areas should be recognized
according to the proposed PHC plan to bring down the population in a PHM area to
manageable limits,specially in this area as difficult terrain is there and the created carders
shold be filled.This needs more resources.Till favourable situation emerged,best approch
will be to strengthen supervision.All PHMM should be furnished with quarters and living
condition as at present there are PHMM who could not find accomodation within the
area.Clinics should be in easily accessible places and infrastracture of the clinics should be
improved.Health education activities by the field staff in the area should be strengthened. As
no health eduction officers at present no effective health education programmes in the
area.As far as voluntary organizations are concerned statisfactory number of organizations
are available in the area like TRDB,sarvodaya, youth movement,but intersectoral and
intrasectoral coordination is needed for best results.Community participation should be
improved by motivating the community through health educaion programmes.Special
projects must be launched to identify gaps in the health education activities.
