Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Ravi Prakash Jha ¹, Krittika Bhattacharyya ², Durgesh Shukla ¹, Nisha Tiwari ¹, Pawan Kumar Dubey ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Introduction: Information on disability is essential for the government to formulate policies, allocate adequate resources and implement appropriate programmes. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of disability and the estimation of distribution of disabilities by gender, advancing age, districts, geographical regions,work and marital status in the Uttar Pradesh.

Method: We analyzed the 2011 Census data of Uttar Pradesh. Age-adjusted disability rates and disability rates per 100 000 population were calculated.

Results: There were 4157514 individuals with disability in Uttar Pradesh in 2011 accounting for a disability rate of 2081 per 100 000 populations. The disability in hearing, seeing, and movement was most predominant with rates of 514, 382 and 339 per 100 000 respectively of the 71 districts, age-standardized disability rates in 20 districts were above the state average of 2081 per 100 000 population. In all kinds of disability there was mostly male predominance in both rural and urban areas across all agecategories.

Conclusion: About 2 in every 100 person in Uttar Pradesh (2080 per 100 000 persons) is either physically or mentally disabled. Disability rates reflect the overall health status of the population. Identification of the underlying causes and employing effective and focused preventive strategies will help to reduce the burden of disability and maximize the quality of life in Uttar Pradesh.

Keywords

Disability, Age-Standardized, Census, Uttar Pradesh.

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Ravi Prakash Jha ¹, Krittika Bhattacharyya ², Nisha Tiwari ¹, Durgesh Shukla ¹, Pawan Kumar Dubey ¹

Affiliations
1 Research Scholar, Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Research Scholar, Department of Statistical Genomics, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Introduction: Malaria is the most important parasitic diseases of humans and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries as far parasitic disease is concerned. India is the most populous country in which malaria is common. About 95% population in the country resides in malaria endemic areas and 80% of malaria reported in the country is confined to areas consisting 20% of population residing in tribal, hilly, difficult and inaccessible areas. Data &Methods: In this study, the 2015 global burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors (GBD) data were used to measure the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years lost (DALY) rates of malaria during 1990-2015.Age and gender-specific causes of death for malaria were estimated using cause of death ensemble modeling. Result: The number of new cases of malaria declined from 82.16million (95% UI 41.22-151.76 million) in 1990 to 74.83 million (95%UI 34.72-144.45) in 2015.Age-standardized mortality rate of malaria has declined by 41.07% between 1990 and 2015.The number of DALY due to malaria decreased from6.41 million (95% UI 5.52-7.42 million) in 1990 to 3.76million (95% UI 2.95-4.79 million) in 2015 with a total reduction of 41.31%. Conclusion: India has achieved the MDG target related to malaria. In order to achieve SDG target of eliminating malaria by 2030, the Strategic Plan should aims at improving the availability and access to health care primarily to people residing in high-risk geographic areas, women and children.

Keywords

Malaria, Mortality, Incidence, Prevalence, DALY.

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