Nutritional status of elderly in rural areas of Haldwani, Nainital district of Uttarakhand

2016-03-04T02-17-17Z
Source: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Janki Bartwal, Chandra Mohan S. Rawat, Sadhana Awasthi.
Background: Diet and nutrition are important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Ageing is often accompanied by the occurrence of illness, which may increase the risk of nutritional deficiency. This study was conducted with the objective to know the nutritional status of elderly. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study in rural areas of Haldwani was done over a period of one year. Two stage sampling technique was used to collect the data from 440 elderly aged 60 years and above on a pretested semi structured questionnaire. Data was entered into Microsoft excel sheet, coded and then analysed using SPSS version 16. Chi square test was used as test of significance and p


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