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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3007</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.122020</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act: Knowledge and Attitude of Students of Commerce College in Rajasthan&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ranjan</surname><given-names>Anand</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>L</surname><given-names>Dilip Kumar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shinde</surname><given-names>Pradeep P.</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>27</day><month>10</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>0)</volume><issue/><fpage>148</fpage><lpage>151</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This 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.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Background: The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act was first enforced in 1994 and then updated 2003 to control an age-old and insistent social problem of female foeticide in India. Aims and Objective: To assess the awareness regarding the PCPNDT Act and sex ratio, among the college__ampersandsignrsquo;s students and to sensitize the students regarding declining sex ratio and create awareness by education. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional opinion study was carried out in the commerce college students of Udaipur under the jurisdiction of the urban health centre area of Pacific Medical College and Research Center. Total of 336 respondents participated with good response. Pre-tested and predesigned proforma was used to collect information under the supervision and analyzed and interpreted using statistical tools. The sensitization was done with lecture and question-answer session. Results: Majority (85.11%) were found in the age bracket of 20 to 22 years with more female respondents. Almost (91.48%) aware of the adverse sex ratio and the PCPNDT Act. The commonest source of information was mass media (82.73%) more than half (58.92%) were aware that sex determination is not permitted legally. Among them (27.97%) exactly knew the punishment profile for violators. Unavailability of brides to marry and rise in violence against women remained common future implication of female foeticide. Girls attitude towards not going for sex determination found statistically significant compared to boys. The commonplace of Male/Female discrimination for girls was outside home and institute while for boys it was in the institute. Conclusion: Although, the majority were aware of the adverse sex ratio and PCPNDT Act, knowledge about exact punishment for violators seemed to be less. Boys attitude towards not going for sex determination in future was less compared with girls. Proper guidance sessions are urged for them.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd> PCPNDT act</kwd><kwd> Sex ratio</kwd><kwd> Awareness</kwd><kwd> Female foeticide</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
