SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH PROFILE OF GERIATRIC PATIENT ADMITTED TO TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Ankita Rajput; Prajakta Ghewade; Vishal Kumar; Gaurav Anand; Megha Agarwal; Aayush Ajmera; Dr Prashil Jumade

Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH PROFILE OF GERIATRIC PATIENT ADMITTED TO TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Ankita Rajput, Prajakta Ghewade, Vishal Kumar, Gaurav Anand, Megha Agarwal, Aayush Ajmera, Dr Prashil Jumade

Abstract :

This study is undertaken to study the socio–demographic and health profile of the geriatric population in Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi,Wardha. It is a hospital based cross sectional study, conducted from 1st April 2019–15th May 2019. A total of 100 subjects aged 65 years and above were selected by conventional sampling method among 8 wards of Medicine Department in study area. The Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed by using frequency and percentages.