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CAUSES AND PROBLEMS FACED BY INMATES OF OLD AGE HOMES IN MADURAI DISTRICT
Authors Name:
Mrs. S. Pandeeswari
, Dr. S. Ganesan
Unique Id:
IJSDR2206076
Published In:
Volume 7 Issue 6, June-2022
Abstract:
Ageing has been defined as the total constellation of social, biological and psychological changes that occur in last stage of life. Ageing of the population is one of the most important demographic factors that have emerged in the 21st Century. Old age is the closing period of the life span. It is a period when people ‘move away’ from previous more desirable periods or times of ‘usefulness’. Old age homes are a boon to those who do not enjoy the support of their children or have nobody to take care of them. At least old age homes provide them shelter, food and company. But definitely, nothing can compensate living with affectionate children and grand children. The objectives of the present study are as follows: i) to understand the socio - economic conditions of inmates of old age homes in the study area, ii) to find out the reasons behind the joining of the respondents in old age homes in the study area and iii) to find out the problems faced by old age people in the study area. This study is based on primary data. The data were collected form Madurai District. There are 30 registered old age homes in Madurai district. From each home, 10 respondents have been selected by adopting systematic sampling technique. Totally, the researcher has selected 300 respondents for this study. Average, Simple Percentage, Weighted Arithmetic Mean and Chi-square test are used to analyze the collected data.
Keywords:
Old age Inmates, Old age Homes, Health Problems, Psychological Problems
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"CAUSES AND PROBLEMS FACED BY INMATES OF OLD AGE HOMES IN MADURAI DISTRICT", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.476 - 482, June-2022, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2206076.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2206076
Registration ID:200569
Published In: Volume 7 Issue 6, June-2022
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Page No: 476 - 482
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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