The percentage of elderly people in the community was 1.5%, which is lower than the
national igure of 3%. 2 The male-to-female ratio of elderly people was 3.9, which is higher …

Aims: This study was aimed at assessing disease morbidity pattern and health care seeking
behaviour among the elderly in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria. Study …

We documented the pattern of medical illnesses in 613 elderly Nigerians (398 females and
215 males) resident in Idikan community in Ibadan city. Their ages ranged from 65 to 110 …

Methods: A Community based cross sectional study was conducted in rural field practice
area of Katihar medical college. A total 450 elderly persons residing in the field practice area …

Background: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria is strategically
located to serve as referral center for most stable and emergency cases in the northwestern …

To review and highlight the demographic patterns of mortality and to determine the
frequency and causes of accident and emergency deaths in a sub-urban tertiary care centre …

Research question: What types of non-communicable geriatric cases attend the Railway
referral hospital in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh? Objectives: 1) To identify the various …

Background. The prevalence of geriatric syndromes and the need for hospice care in the
emergency department (ED) in Asian populations remain unclear. This study was conducted …

Background: This study determined the frailty status and its association with mortality among
older patients. Design: A prospective cohort design. Setting: Study was conducted at the …