Volume : IX, Issue : X, October - 2019

Morbidity pattern of geriatric population among tea garden community of Dibrugarh district, Assam

Anand Sharma, Biplob Bhuyan

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Aging is a complex and inevitable process that begins prior to birth and continues throughout the life. As the age increases the burden of their health morbidity is on a rise. This paper attempts to assess the morbidity pattern and study the health–seeking behavior of geriatric population among tea garden community of Diugarh district, Assam. A cross–sectional, community based study was conducted among tea garden community of Diugarh district, Assam. A total of 130 geriatric people aged 60 years and above were selected from Maijan Tea Estate of Diugarh district, Assam by using simple random sampling. Data analysis was done by using Excel, IBM SPSS 20.

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MORBIDITY PATTERN OF GERIATRIC POPULATION AMONG TEA GARDEN COMMUNITY OF DIBRUGARH DISTRICT, ASSAM, Anand Sharma, Biplob Bhuyan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-10 | October-2019

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