Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the prevalence and determinants of cardiometabolic disease (CMD), and the factors associated with healthcare utilisation, among people with CMD.

Methods

Using a cross-sectional design, 11,657 participants were recruited from randomly selected villages in 3 regions located in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2016. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with CMD and healthcare utilisation (public or private).

Results

Thirty-four per cent (n = 3629) of participants reported having ≥1 CMD, including hypertension (21.6%), diabetes (11.6%), heart disease (5.0%) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) (1.6%). The prevalence of CMD was progressively greater in regions of greater socio-economic position (SEP),

SUBMITTER: Zaman SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10655594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature