A Study of Socio Demographic Profile of Geriatric Population in the Field Practice Area of a Medical College
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
Population based data on socio-demographic status and various social-economic circumstances are imperative for public health intervention with geriatric population. This study is undertaken to study the socio-demographic profile of the geriatric population in the field practice area of Dr. Shri Guru Govind Singh Memorial Hospital (S.C.G.M.C), Nanded. It is a community based cross sectional study, conducted from Jan 2013 -Dec 2014.A total of 600 subjects aged 60 years and above were selected by probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling method among 11 wards in study area. The data was Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed by using frequency and percentages. The proportion of subjects falling in the age group of 60 – 64 years were Maximum, 241 (40.2%).262 (43.7%) were males and 338 (56.3%) were females. Majority i.e. 46.4% were Buddhist by religion.330 (55%) subjects were illiterate and 428 (71.4%) were unemployed. Keywords: Geriatric, Socio-demographic, Living arrangement. Ageing. Elderly, Nanded
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Swapnil Jain, Doibale MK, Naik JD, Kaware AC, Mathurkar M. P, Brahmankar TR
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