CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYTIC STUDY OF AWARENESS REGARDING FACTORS RELATED TO CHILD SURVIVAL AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN A SEMI-URBAN COMMUNITY

ABSTRACT A cross sectional analytic study was undertaken on 480 married women living in a semi-urban locality in Pune, with the objective of assessing their awareness regarding factors related to child survival. It was observed that 62.1 per cent of the ladies had adequate knowledge about immunisation. A highly significant trend was evident as regards knowledge about immunisation and formal education and socio-economic status (p