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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    Morbidity profile of elderly population in field practice area of department of community medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam


    Dr. B Rama Rao, Dr. JNV Srinivas, Dr. L Siva Kumar, Dr. S. Appala Naidu
    JCDR. 2023: 999-1015

    Abstract

    To Assess the morbidity profile of the elderly population in the field practice area of Community Medicine Department, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. To know the socio demographic profile of elderly population, To Assess the morbidity among elderly population. Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was carried out at Simhachalam Rural Health Training Center (RHTC), which is a part of the Andhra Medical College's Community Medicine Department. Population in Simhachalam rural health training centre between December 2013 to November 2015. Age of 60 years or older in the RHTC area, with a sample size of 600. Results: The study population has a mean age of 67.23 years and an SD of 6.8. Ages 60 to 65 made up the majority of the older population, 317 (52.8%). Only 2.3% of the participants in the study were beyond 85. The majority of study participants, 368 (61.4%), are from a backward caste, while 23.6% are from the Open category and 15% are from a scheduled caste. The survey participants showed no evidence of any other caste category. Hindus made up the majority of the study's 530 participants (88.3%). Muslims made up just 10 (1.6%) of the study participants. The majority of the 351 study participants (58.5%) were married. The majority of the women (59%) were widowed. This suggests that women generally live longer than men. About 71 (11.8%) of research participants had completed elementary school, and 64 (10.7%) had completed middle school. There were 98 or so illiterates (16.3%). The majority of participants in the current study (89.5%) were unemployed. 10% or so were employed. Conclusion: Morbidity was not significantly correlated with gender, education level, or socioeconomic situation. So, regardless of gender, education level, or socioeconomic status, health care for the elderly should be made available to everyone. The present study found no issues with daily living activities because 95-98% of participants could do them on their own. The majority of the female participants in instrumental daily living activities were still reliant on others for things like using the phone (80%), getting around (96%) and handling money (86%). Empowering elderly women in these areas is crucial

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