Prevalence and predictors of water-borne diseases among elderly people in India: evidence from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, 2017-18.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India suffers from a high burden of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases due to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene practices among human population. With age the immune system becomes complex and antibody alone does not determine susceptibility to diseases which increases the chances of waterborne disease among elderly population. Therefore the study examines the prevalence and predictors of water-borne diseases among elderly in India.

Method

Data for this study was collected from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), 2017-18. Descriptive statistics along with bivariate analysis was used in the present study to reveal the initial results. Proportion test was applied to check the significance level of prevalence of water borne disease

SUBMITTER: Kumar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112585 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature