Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017
A Study of Socio�demographic Profile and Morbidity Pattern In Geriatric Population in Urban area of Amravati District, Maharashtra India.
Dr . Sanjay Vitthalrao Wagh, Dr . Vivek Manohar Karale, Dr . Santoshi Sanjay Wagh
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The elderly population suffer from various medical problems which includes Diabetes, Hypertesion ,Catract, Heå loss, Artritis, Asthma, and Others very few population based study address this problem. Objective: To study the socio–demographic & morbidity profile of geriatric age group population in Amravati urban area Badnera Maharashtra. Material & Method: The cross sectional study was conducted in Urban Area of Amravati District Badnera. 153 elderly person of age 60 years and above were interview on predesigned questionnaire by house to house visit in urban area of Badnera. Result: Diabetes was most common morbidity 90(58.8%). Males were more affected with higher proportion 49(76.5%). Hypertension 81(53.0%) was second commonest morbidity among female 51 (57%). The prevalence of heå loss was 48 (31%). Male 27(42%) was more affected than female 48 (31%) Followed by Bronchial asthma prevalent female 29(32.5) than male 10 (15.5%).
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr .Sanjay Vitthalrao Wagh, Dr .Vivek Manohar Karale, Dr . Santoshi Sanjay Wagh, A Study of Socio�demographic Profile and Morbidity Pattern In Geriatric Population in Urban area of Amravati District, Maharashtra India. , Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017
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Dr .Sanjay Vitthalrao Wagh, Dr .Vivek Manohar Karale, Dr . Santoshi Sanjay Wagh, A Study of Socio�demographic Profile and Morbidity Pattern In Geriatric Population in Urban area of Amravati District, Maharashtra India. , Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 7 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017
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