Background: Almost half of the geriatric population in India has chronic morbidity. Health status is an important factor that has a significant impact on the quality of life of an elderly population. Objectives: To find out the pattern of chronic morbidities and to explore the coping skills among the Geriatric Population. Methodology: The study was Explanatory Mixed Methods study design, where a quantitative phase (Survey) followed by the qualitative phase (In depth interviews [IDI]) is used. A total of 450 patients aged 60 and above from the coastal villages were studied and analysed. Socio Demographic details, Morbidity Patten and the treatment taken. Results: For the 5 item General Health Questionnaire among the 254 Young old 92 (36.2%) were positive and among the 216 Older/Oldest population about 88 (40.7%) were positive which is statistically significant (p value 0.0224) comparing the two age categories Regarding Alzheimer’s disease – 8 item questionnaire positive there is statistically very significant (p value 0.0003) difference among the Young old 44 (17.6%) and for Older/Oldest population about 64 (29.6%).Conclusion: Hence it is prudent to screen the elderly population for these General health, Alzheimer’s diseases spread knowledge, awareness and self-care advice to them among the fisherman community though their food pattern and physical activity is on positive note. This will help to create “the society for ages” and to promote the concept of active and healthy ageing. Keywords: Elderly, Quality of Life, Chronic morbidity, Geriatrics, Fisherman

Background: India is home to 20% of the world’s adolescent population, with 1 in 10 children currently experiencing puberty. Menstruation, a physiological process in females is influenced not only by race, nutrition and heredity but also by the socio-cultural milieu. In Indian society, the social and cultural restrictions influence the knowledge, attitudes and the practices of adolescent girls towards menstrual hygiene. The present study was carried out to find out the level of knowledge, attitude and practice and the restrictions they face during the process of menstruation.Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study where 489 adolescent school going females of the age group of 13-15 were recruited using simple random sampling from a cluster of schools and interviewed using a semi structured questionnaire for their knowledge, attitudes, practices and the restrictions they face during menstruation. A scoring system was adopted and categorised as poor, average and good.Results: 423 (88.6%) participants demonstrated average to poor knowledge scores, while 279 (57.1%) participants demonstrated average to poor practice scores. There was a significant difference observed between the educational status of mother (p=0.041) and the knowledge scores of study participants. There was no correlation observed between the monthly per capita income of households and the knowledge (r=0.097) and practice scores (r=0.0034). 375 (76%) study participants faced multiple restrictions during menstruation like not allowed to pray or visit temples (93.6%), total seclusion (74.6%), wash clothes separately (74.6%), sleep on floor (74.6%), restriction on leisure (70.4%), eat out of separate utensils (70.4%), and restriction on consumption of food items (49.8%).Conclusions: Knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene was low among study participants and was influenced by various prevalent socio-cultural restrictions.