➣ Short Communication
➣ J Health Care and Research. 2020 Mar 24;1(1):16-19
Chalise HN1,2*, Paudel BR3, Mishra S4
1Faculty Member, Department of Public Health, Novel College affiliated to Pokhara University, Sinamangal Kathmandu, Nepal
2Vice President, Population Association of Nepal
3Medical officer, Kaski Sewa Hospital, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
4Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Dr. Hom Nath Chalise
Address: Department of Public Health, Novel College affiliated to Pokhara University, Sinamangal Kathmandu, Nepal; Email: chalisehkpp@gmail.com
Received date: 13 February 2020; Accepted date: 16 March 2020; Published date: 24 March 2020
This study shows quite a high number of older persons living in old age homes have eye problems but there seems that they are not aware of the problem. Similarly, many elderly are also not aware of dental problems and still, nearly 24% of the elderly use their finger to brush teeth. So Nepal needs more public health related dental and eye problem awareness programs to the elderly so that we can make our policy and it will imply for the healthy and happy longevity. Future, research needs to do more in-depth research focusing on the eye and oral health problem as well.
Citation: Chalise HN, Paudel BR, Mishra S. Dental and Eye Problem of Nepali Older Adults Living in Old Age Home. J Health Care and Research. 2020 Mar 24;1(1):16-19.
Copyright © 2020 Chalise HN, Paudel BR, Mishra S. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
