Studies reporting prevalence of multimorbidity in South Asia
| Study Settings | Sample | Methods | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl no | Study (year) | Country | Study period | Sample size | Age in years | Settings | Data collection | Number of diseases included |
| 1 | Joshi et al, 200332 | India | July 1999–April 2000 | 200 | >60 | Community based (urban and rural) | Self-reported, medical records, Physician’s diagnosis | 27, ICD10 coding related to diseases |
| 2 | Purty et al, 200624 | India | October 2002–October 2003 | 320 | >60 | Community based (rural) | Self-reported, Physician’s diagnosis, Laboratory investigations | 15 |
| 3 | Khanam et al, 201125 | Bangladesh | July 2003–March 2004 | 625 | >60 | Community based (rural) | Physician's diagnosis, Laboratory investigations | 9 |
| 4 | Chakraborty et al, 200427 | India | January–March 2005 | 420 | >60 | Community based (rural) | Self-reported | >12 |
| 5 | Swami et al, 200230 | India | 1998–1999 | 362 | >65 | Community based (86% rural) | Self-reported, Physician’s diagnosis | >13 (System wise) |
| 6 | Chakrabarty et al, 201026 | India | 2007 | 495 | >60 | Community based (rural) | Self-reported, Physician’s diagnosis | 16 (ICD-10 coding related diseases) |
| 7 | Bhojani et al, 201316 | India | June 2009–March 2010 | 44 514 | >18 | Community based (urban) | Self-reported | Any chronic conditions |
| 8 | Van Minh et al, 200820 | India Bangladesh | 2005 | India (N=2080) Bangladesh (N=8096) | 25–65 years | Community based predominantly rural | Self-reported | 7 |
| 9 | Banjare and Pradhan 201428 | India | October 2011–February 2012 | 320 | >60 | Community based (rural) | Self-reported | 20 listed |
| 10 | Pati et al, 201423 | India | 2007–2010 | 10 978 | >18 | Secondary data based WHO-SAGE wave 1 (Community based; 75% Rural) | Self-reported | 9 |
| 11 | Arokiasamy et al, 201422 | India, China, Mexico, South Africa, Russia, Ghana | 2007–10 | 11 230 | >18 | Secondary data based WHO-SAGE wave 1 (community based; 75% rural) | Self-reported | 8 |
| 12 | Vadrevu et al, 201529 | India | 2009 | 815 | ≥40 | Community based (rural) | Self-reported and symptoms based | 6 |
| 13 | Arokiasamy et al, 201521 | India | 2010 | 1683 | >45 | Secondary data LASI LASI (72% rural) | Self-reported | 7 |
ICD10, 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; LASI, Longitudinal Aging Study India; WHO-SAGE, World Health Organization- Study on global AGEing and adult health.