A Survey-Based About Knowledge and Awareness of Physiotherapy Among Villagers in Dankaur Village of Greater Noida

Abstract

- Physiotherapy is regarded as a dynamic profession that employs a variety of approaches to restore motion and function to the body. Over the last few years, the field has become more evidence-based and focused on providing quality health care. Individuals are aware to some extent of physiotherapy despite utilizing its services. The purpose of this study was to understand the level of physiotherapy knowledge and awareness among the villagers in Dankaur village of Greater Noida.

Study Design: Descriptive Observational Survey-Based Study

Methodology: The study used a descriptive observational survey design to accomplish the study. There are 326 subjects were selected through a convenient sampling technique from Dankaur village of Greater Noida and a self-designed Hindi questionnaire collected the data. They were circulated among rural people via a door-to-door method.

Results: In this study, the results of the survey were assessed using SPSS Version 17.0 and chi-square tests to determine the correlation between the variables of responses present in graphs, tables, and pie charts, with only 20.2% of rural people knowing the importance of physiotherapy in the health care sector (HCS). More than half of the participants (53.4%) were rural people unaware of the physiotherapy profession and its services.

Conclusion: The villagers who took part in the study lacked understanding and awareness of physiotherapy. It is possible to help rural people in need of physiotherapy services by creating adequate awareness programs through medical camps, seminars, etc.