The global and national ageing population led to much health, social and economic
concerns. Thus, present study aimed at addressing the health care needs of Elders and …

Background: Most of the elderly people are more vulnerable to diseases and death because
their health issues which are often neglected. Very few elderly people residing in rural areas …

Statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rural elders have greater
health needs than urban elders, but receive less care. The barriers to adequate health care …

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 6 Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in
India among elderly persons who were 60 years and above. One PHC which was selected …

Background: The population of elderly is on the rise worldwide. The medical care of this
group represent a significant unmet health need and thus utilization of health facilities is …

The purpose of this study was to determine if elders living in nonmetropolitan persistent low-
income counties in the South had the same volume of health care resources available to …

Background: In India “aged” population is the second largest in the world. The proportion of
elders living in old age homes in India is increasing. This study was undertaken to explore …

The study was designed to examine the experiences of the elderly people in trying to access
health care services, their common health complaints the understanding and perception of …

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 …

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 …