Multimorbidity among midlife women in India: well-being beyond reproductive age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, inequality in life expectancy across gender makes women outlive men. Adult women transit towards menopause around midlife accompanied by a series of natural physiological changes leading to several conditions such as osteoporosis, depression, and urinary incontinence, which puts them at a higher risk of having multimorbidity. Multimorbidity is often associated with poorer quality of life, leading to deteriorated work productivity and associated economic loss in midlife. Hence, this study aimed to determine the magnitude and correlates of early onset of multimorbidity and explore its linkages with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among middle-aged women in India.

Methods

We have utilized data from the first round of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in

SUBMITTER: Puri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature