Multimorbidity or co-morbidity is defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in an individual. This paper analyses the prevalence of multimorbidity among women of reproductive age in backward districts of India. Multivariate linear regression is applied using the enter method to study factors independently associated with multimorbidity in women of reproductive age (15 and 49 years) in 75 desertified and degraded districts of India. Separate regressions are performed for women in both the rural and urban areas. The findings of the study reveal that the weighted prevalence of multimorbidity among reproductive women is 17.2 per cent. Further, regression analyses show that, among all explanatory variables, ageing and high income strongly affect multimorbidity among women aged between 15 and 49 years. However, the adverse effects of land degradation on multimorbidity could not be confirmed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57138/RVFT7591

Date of Publication 

February 2022

Keywords

Multimorbidity, Land Degradation, Reproductive, Income, Rural

JEL Classification Code

I12, Q24, J13, D31, P25

Recommended Citation

Manikandan, A. D., Unisa, S., & Praveenkumar, M. P. (2020). Multimorbidity among women of reproductive age in desertified and degraded districts of India. The Bangladesh Development Studies, 43(3&4), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.57138/RVFT7591