Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 11

Interdependence of communicable and Non-Communicable diseases among elderly population in declared slum in Mysuru City, Karnataka

  • Author:
  • Meghana Narendran1, B B Savitha Rani2, Praveen Kulkarni3, M Renuka4, M R Narayana Murthy5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 62 to 66

1Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur

3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

4Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

5Professor and Head of Department Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysuru

Online published on 7 December, 2018.

Abstract

Indian Health Care delivery system is more deviant towards productive age groups and has sidelined the veterans who constitute about 7–8% of our population. Morbidities among elderly are largely preventable and treatable if detected at early stages. The complex interactions between established communicable and emerging Non-communicable diseases(NCD)among Elderly like Diabetes and Tuberculosis, emphasizing the importance of re-thinking disease classification in the context of Health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and care.

1. To determine the prevalence of coexisting Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases among the Elderly population.

2. To assess the interdependence between Communicable and Non Communicable disease among the Elderly population.

This cross-sectional study was conducted in a declared slum of Mysuru city for a period of one month. Socio-demographic characteristics, the prevalence of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases and associated co-morbidities were collected in a pretested structured survey schedule by interview technique.

It was found that out of total 106 study subjects, 25% had Diabetes, 36% had Diabetes and Hypertension and 39% had Hypertension. There was a significant association between Comorbidities and Infectious Diseases(p-value 0.001). There was a statistically significant association when we studied the interdependence between NCD and Infectious Diseases(p-value: 0.002).

Increasing burden of Communicable disease with pre-existing Non-Communicable disease necessitates for evolving a strategy to include screeningfor these conditions in the regular health check up among elderly.

Keywords

Geriatrics, Communicable disease, Non-communicable disease, Interdependence, Quality of life