Natural and human-made disaster and associated health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in India: Findings from LASI, 2017-18.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Droughts, flash floods, rail accidents, and riots are relatively regular occurrences for those living in many low- and middle-income countries like India. While such natural and human-made disasters put everyone in harm's way, their toll on specific segments of society-like older adults-is the heaviest. Therefore, in this study, we examine (1) the prevalence of natural and human-made disasters in India and (2) the association between natural and human-made disasters and several physical and mental health outcomes among older Indians.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing data come from the 2017-18 wave 1 of the nationally representative Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, comprising a sample of 29,333 older adults (14,120 males and 15,213 females

SUBMITTER: Muhammad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257249 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature