Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part A (2025)

Introduction: The Family Adoption Programme (FAP) was launched by the national medical commission for MBBS students in 2022. Each student completes at least five families, which helps to achieve universal health coverage. Families are allotted in an area not covered by the Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC). The program requires the students to learn communication skills, health education, and basic health services, and function as a link between the health system and the families, which are the backbone of the profession, and help understand customs, limitations, and many positive aspects of the community. It is a novel scheme that has brought a major change in the involvement and approach of students in community care, the current study is being planned to assess the self-perception, attitude, factors associated with it and challenges faced by the students during their visits to the FAP. 
Materials and Methods: To assess the self-perception, attitude, challenges, and factors associated with self-perception, the attitude of undergraduate medical students about FAP. An institute-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 January to 31 March 2025 at GIMS-Kalaburagi. The data was collected using a predesigned, pretested, and semi-structured questionnaire containing four sections: self-perception, attitude, and challenges regarding the family adoption program, after obtaining consent from the study participants. A web-based form was prepared and distributed among undergraduates in the 2nd year and 3rd-year MBBS, phase 1. The data was entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet and will be analyzed using software SPSS version 16.0. Results presented as frequency, percentage, Chai square test, and other statistical tests used to find statistically significant differences for different variables.
Results: Out of 300 students 252 responded. 52% were 2nd years and 48% were 3rd-year students who participated in the study. The majority were male (56.7%) and female (43.3%). Most study participants had good Self-perception (72.2%) and good attitude (74.6%) toward family adoption programs. Higher education or years of experience were significantly associated with a good Self-perception and attitude toward the family adoption program. Most students faced challenges like the nonavailability of family members at the time of the visit and hesitancy and fear of giving information. 
Conclusion: The majority of students had good perceptions and attitude. The nonavailability of family members at the time of the visit, hesitancy, and fear of giving information were major difficulties faced by students during family visits. Higher education or years of experience showed significant association with a good Self-perception, attitude for the FAP.