A study of socio-demographic profile of geriatric population in rural field practice area of Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: In India 7.7% of the total population is constituted by 60+ year age group. With the advancement of medical sciences and improvement of social conditions there has been great change in recent times. The purpose of this study is to delineate the socio demographic profile of geriatric population of rural area. Methodology: A cross sectional study was done on 2000 elderly in the rural field practice area of Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences,BGNagar, Mandya district using a structured and pretested Performa. Results: The study revealed that 68.5% of the elderly were in the age group of 60-69 years and 96% were Hindus. Majority of the subjects belonged to class IV andV of Modified B G Prasad socio economic classification. 90 .6% of the men were dependent on agriculture. Conclusion: The study provides data to plan services and programmes for betterment of aged, hope this study yields valuable information required for the design of the services to be provided for this special group.