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Urban-rural differential in Hypertension and Diabetes among Elderly in India: A study of prevalence, factors, and treatment-seeking

Shubham Kumar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Shekhar Chauhan, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Abstract Objectives: The study estimates the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among older adults and brings forth the urban-rural differentials in the said morbidities. The treatment-seeking approach of older adults is also looked at with regard to hypertension and diabetes. Methods: The data for this study come from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) conducted in 2017-18. Bivariate analyses were used to understand the rural-urban gap in hypertension and diabetes with socioeconomic and demographic parameters. Further, logistic regression was used to check the likelihood of hypertension and diabetes with socioeconomic and demographic variables. Finally, a non-linear decomposition technique, Fairlie’s decomposition technique was applied to check the difference in the probability of hypertension and diabetes between rural and urban by estimating contributions of a group (rural-urban) differences. Results: The study noted a higher prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among the elderly residing in urban areas than their counterparts. Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes was higher among those aged 70+, elderly females, less educated, and non-poor. Education status alone accounts for more than four-

Keywords: Decomposition analysis/methods, Comparative methods, Health and morbidity, Inequality

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  Presented in Session P18.