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Attitude Among People Towards Home Visit

T Nanthini null, B Jamuna1 null, G Janani2 null, V Jayamani3 null, D Jayasri4 null, T Nanthini5 null

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Community and Public Health Nursing 4(3):p 145-147, September-December 2019. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.4319.3

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B Jamuna, G Janani, V Jayamani et al. Attitude Among People Towards Home Visit. Community and Public Health Nursing. 2019;4(3):145–147.

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Received : September 01, 2019         Accepted : September 30, 2019          Published : October 15, 2019

Abstract

Home visit refers to meeting the health needs of the people at their doorstep. It is one of the ways of providing comprehensive nursing care to the public.1,3 Though, medical technological advancements emerges greatly, minor health issues and communicable diseases was still prevailing in the community. So it is important to promote awareness through home visit especially by the community health nurses. Materials and Methods: The research approach used for this study was quantitative research approach and descriptive survey design was adopted. By using simple random sampling technique, 100 subjects were selected in rural and urban areas. In that, 50 subjects were from urban area and 50 subjects were from rural area. The researcher developed 5 point Likert scale to assess the attitude of people towards home visit among urban and rural people residing at Puducherry. Results: Out of 100 subjects, 54% of the people had favourable attitude, In that 46% of them in the rural area and only 8% of them in the urban area had favourable attitude towards home visit. Conclusion: Therefore it was evident that people residing in the rural area had more favourable attitude towards home visit compared to people residing in the urban area. As a community health nurse, it is our duty to promote and create awareness to the public about the importance of home visit to rule out the major health problems which will make them to show more favourable attitude towards home visit and protect themselves from major emerging diseases.

 

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We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

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B Jamuna, G Janani, V Jayamani et al. Attitude Among People Towards Home Visit. Community and Public Health Nursing. 2019;4(3):145–147.

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September 01, 2019 September 30, 2019 October 15, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.4319.3

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Home visit; Attitude.

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