European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A STUDY ON INVESTIGATION OF CAUSE OF DEATHS AMONG INSURED MEMBERS IMPLEMENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DRDA) IN WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

Dr. K. Chandra Sekhar*, Dr. Saleh Abd El Fattah Al Gabbany, Dr. K. Uma Maheswara Rao Dr. Ch. Rama Mohan and Dr. P. G. Deotale

ABSTRACT

Background: Survey of Causes of Death had been merged with the Sample Registration System (SRS) from 1999. Since then, a system of Verbal Autopsy under the domain of SRS has been in operation. For the last two decades disease mortality trends in developing countries was noticed, cardiovascular mortality was tremendously increasing even in rural areas also. Objectives: 1. To find the socio demographic variables in relation to mortality among insured persons. 2. To study the various risk factors associated with mortality in selected villages of West Godavari district. Materials & Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted at some selected villages of west Godavari district during the period from July 2013 to August 2013. A sample size of about 289 study sample was taken from maximum death rate noticed villages. Relevant death related information was collected from family members, relatives and sometimes information also collected from neighbours using simple random method. Results: Out of 289 death persons, majority of the people about 137 people died between the age group of 45-50 years. Out of 137 people, 71.5% were males and remaining 28.5% were females. Those who were smoking more than 10 cigars per day, 28.5% people died from digestive system diseases, 27.6% people died from circulatory system diseases. There was significant association was found between digestive system diseases and > 10 cigars consumption (P<0.001). Among alcohol consumed more than 15 years duration, about 30% people died from digestive system diseases mainly from liver disorder. Conclusions: Based on the above study results, few people died between the age group of 25-30 years also that reflects pre mature deaths in the society. prevalence of Smoking and alcohol consumption habits in rural area was more and were resulted in pre mature deaths in the study population and indirectly reducing the life expectancy and economic loss to the family and country.

Keywords: Age, cause of death, Occupation, Smoking, Alcohol consumption.