Knowledge of rural women regarding activities of accredited social health activist in three different villages of District Amritsar: A cross-sectional study

[...]keeping this in view the present study was conducted. The study was a cross-sectional type and the adult decision maker female of the family was interviewed using a pre-designed and semi-structured pro forma after approval from Institutional Ethics committee. MATERIALS AND METHODS A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among the adult decision maker female of the households in the rural field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar after approval from Institutional Ethics committee. According to 68th round of National Sample Survey Organization (2011-12), there were 102 (20-24 years), 166 (25-34 years), 137, (35-44 years), 99 (45-54 years), and 133 (above 55 years) females per 1000 persons which is not in concordance with the