Observational, cross sectional study, carried out with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire with the research hypothesis as: Knowledge and perception regarding JSSK and RBSK in nursing students is better as compared to in-service nurses as well as patients/patient attendants (attending LHMC and associated hospitals, New Delhi, India)

The objectives of the study were to:

1. To study knowledge and perceptions regarding JSSK and RBSK programs in the patients/patient attendants, nursing students and in-service nurses attending LHMC and associated hospitals.
2. To compare knowledge and perceptions regarding JSSK and RBSK programs in the patients/patient attendants, nursing students and in-service nurses attending LHMC and associated hospitals.
3. To identify factors contributing to knowledge regarding JSSK and RBSK programs in the patients/patient attendants, nursing students and in-service nurses attending LHMC and associated hospitals.

Inclusion Criteria:

Group 1) Patients/Attendants:

• All study subjects must be female.
• Age more than 18 years.
• Written informed consent to participate in the study.

Group 2) Nursing Student:

• Students / intern at College of nursing LHMC pursuing Bsc Nursing
• Written informed consent to participate in the study

Group 3) In-service Nurses:

• Posted in Department of Paediatrics indoor/OPD/well-baby clinics/immunisation clinics or Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics indoor/OPD/emergency/Ante-natal clinics/Post-natal clinics of Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated hospitals.
• Written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Males for the patient/attendant group 1

100 participants enrolled from the patients/attendant subset,93 Nursing students(final year) and interns from the Nursing college, LHMC along with 100 nurses posted in the LHMC and associated hospitals enrolled in the study.