European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: Falls are the major cause of dependence in older age and can result in long-term disability, loss of mobility, reduced the quality of life and even death. Among many health issues that are faced by the elderly, falls are an important concern. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study conducted in the urban field practice area of the Department of Community Medicine, Kurnool Medical College, and Kurnool during the period from November 2016 to October 2018. By using Consecutive sampling method, door to door survey was done by using predesigned semi structured questionnaire after approval from institutional ethical committee and by taking informed consent from participants. Data was analyzed by using SPSS Software. Results: Out of 1028 study participants majority were (62.84%) in the age group of 60-69 years. 49.90% of study participants were males and 50.10% were females. Among the 1028 elderly persons 282 (27.43%) had a fall within a period of 12months. Among determinants significantly higher fall rate was seen elderly with lower socioeconomic status, Hypertension, diabetes and smoking. Conclusions:  Prevalence of fall was higher with increasing age. Significantly higher falls were found among elderly persons with lower socioeconomic status increasing age, lower socioeconomic status and illiterates and elderly who are living alone and elderly with hypertension, Diabetes, visual problems and vertigo.