IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1516HealthcareA STUDY OF STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF A COMMUNITY BASED CAMP APPROACH METHOD IN PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE SUBJECT V.V.VardhanM.RaghaviaS.Rajini)6467This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Objective: To study students perception towards the community based camp approach method in the subject of Preventive and Social Medicine. Methods: The study was carried out in Aaru Padai Veedu Medical College Pondicherry.53 medical students from Second year MBBS course were surveyed using a five point Likert scale.Data was analysed using the software package SPSS 12.0 and Epi info. Results and Conclusions: Overall, the students had positive attitude and response towards this learning method.Community based camp approach is an active learning method which gives a better understanding of the subject and improves their communication skills.

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