Ngoc San Ha|Ninh Hoang Le|Vishnu Khanal|Rachael Moorin
Multimorbidity and its social determinants among older people in southern provinces, Vietnam
Curtin University|Curtin University
developing countries poorly equipped health issues related ageing populations making multimorbidity challenging vietnam focus tends single conditions hence little known burden multimorbidity study aimed examine prevalence determinants multimorbidity among older people southern vietnama crosssectional study conducted two provinces southern vietnam sample 2400 people aged 60 years older presence chronic disease ascertained medical examination done physicians commune health stations information social demographic factors collected using structured questionnaire univariate multivariable logistic regression analyses used examine factors associated multimorbiditynearly 40 older people multimorbidity currently working healthcare utilisation associated higher prevalence multimorbidity living urban areas literate associated lower prevalence multimorbiditythe study found high burden multimorbidity among illiterate especially living rural areas highlights need targeted community based programs aimed reducing burden chronic disease