Prevalence of Chronic Morbidities And Risk Behaviours Of The Coastal Population of Kerala.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Back ground :Chronic morbidities are increasing in Kerala. Knowledge of chronic morbidity pattern of marginal coastal population is essential for planners in the health sector of India. Aim: To determine the prevalence of chronic morbidity pattern and behavioral risk factors of the coastal area of Kerala and to assess the factors responsible for it. Settings and Design: Community based Cross sectional survey Methods and Material: A cross sectional survey of 2531 coastal population of aged 20 years or above was conducted. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version12. Percentages and mean were calculated. P value less than 0.05 were considered as significant. Results: The overall prevalence of chronic morbidities detected were 18.7% (15.4% male and 22.2% female) Major chronic morbidities detected among fisher folks in the descending order were hypertension diabetes, cancer, psychiatric illness, asthma and arthritis. High prevalence of behavioral risk factors was also noted. Age and female sex were found to be positively associated with chronic morbidities (p<0.05)Conclusions: High prevalence of chronic morbidities including women morbidity and behavioural risk factors suggests the need for urgent public health planning focusing on lifestyle behavior and early case detection
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sandhya GI,, Ramla Beegam, Leena Viswam
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