Abstract

SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC DISEASES: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN THE URBAN POPULATION OF COIMBATORE

*Dr. Thirupavai V., Arshida V. C., Aswin K. P., Muhammed Fayiz V., Shanthi K., Srijith C.

ABSTRACT

Chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes create socioeconomic challenges in the urban population. This prospective study intends to measure the economic burden, social difficulty, and quality of life among people with these chronic diseases in Coimbatore. The survey was conducted in 50 hypertension and 50 diabetes patients

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