WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

( An ISO 9001:2015 Certified International Journal )

An International Peer Review Journal for Medical Science and Pharma Professionals

An Official Publication of Society for Advance Healthcare Research (Reg. No. : 01/01/01/31674/16)

World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research (WJAHR) has indexed with various reputed international bodies like : Google Scholar , Index Copernicus , SOCOLAR, China , Research Bible, Fuchu, Tokyo. JAPAN , Cosmos Impact Factor , Scientific Indexing Services (SIS) , UDLedge Science Citation Index , International Impact Factor Services , International Society for Research Activity (ISRA) Journal Impact Factor (JIF) , Scientific Journal Impact Factor (SJIF) , IFSIJ Measure of Journal Quality , International Scientific Indexing, UAE (ISI) (Under Process) , International Impact Factor Services (IIFS) , Web of Science Group (Under Process) , Directory of Research Journals Indexing , Scholar Article Journal Index (SAJI) , International Scientific Indexing ( ISI ) , Academia , Scope Database , Research Publication Rating and Indexing , Doi-Digital Online Identifier , ISSN National Centre , Zenodo Indexing , International CODEN Service, USA , 

ISSN 2457-0400

Impact Factor  :  7.675

WJAHR Citation

  All Since 2020
 Citation  105  60
 h-index  4  4
 i10-index  3  2

News & Updation

  • Article Invited for Publication

    Dear Researcher, Article Invited for Publication  in WJAHR coming Issue.

  • WJAHR: FEBRUARY ISSUE PUBLISHED

    FEBRUARY 2026 Issue has been successfully launched on 1 FEBRUARY 2026.

  • New Issue Published

    Its Our pleasure to inform you that, WJAHR February 2026 Issue has been Published, Kindly check it on https://www.wjahr.com/home/current_issues

  • WJAHR: New Impact Factor

    WJAHR Impact Factor has been Increased from  5.464 to 7.675 for Year 2026.

Best Article Awards

World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research (WJAHR) is giving Best Article Award in every Issue for Best Article and Issue Certificate of Appreciation to the Authors to promote research activity of scholar.

Best Article of current issue

Download Article : Click here

Indexing

  Indexing

  • Google Scholar
  • Index Copernicus
  • SOCOLAR, China
  • Research Bible, Fuchu, Tokyo. JAPAN
  • Cosmos Impact Factor
  • Scientific Indexing Services (SIS)
  • UDLedge Science Citation Index
  • International Impact Factor Services
  • International Society for Research Activity (ISRA) Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
  • Scientific Journal Impact Factor (SJIF)
  • IFSIJ Measure of Journal Quality
  • International Scientific Indexing, UAE (ISI) (Under Process)
  • International Impact Factor Services (IIFS)
  • Web of Science Group (Under Process)
  • Directory of Research Journals Indexing
  • Scholar Article Journal Index (SAJI)
  • International Scientific Indexing ( ISI )
  • Academia
  • Scope Database
  • Research Publication Rating and Indexing
  • Doi-Digital Online Identifier
  • ISSN National Centre
  • Zenodo Indexing
  • International CODEN Service, USA

Abstract

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF GOVERNMENT WELFARE SCHEMES AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE CENTRE THRISSUR

Angel C. Benny, Anjana Saji, Anjana Uthaman, Anjitha Joju, Anjitha Ravi, Ann Mariya Jolly, Anna Rose T. John, Anosha George, Remya Ramachandran*, Sheeja Sebastian, Angela Gnanadurai

ABSTRACT

Democracy transition increased the proportion of elderly in India. Elderly persons experience increased economic dependency for their day-to-day existence. The Government of India provides monetary benefits through senior citizens' government schemes. Health outcomes of the elderly improve when they are economically independent. The government welfare schemes for senior citizens in India aim to improve their quality of life by providing financial support, healthcare, and access to essential resources. These schemes address various needs, including financial security, healthcare, and access to and so on. The title of the study is “To assess the awareness and utilization of government welfare schemes among senior citizens attending tertiary care center Thrissur”. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the awareness regarding government welfare schemes among senior citizens, to determine the utilization of these schemes among them, and to find out the association of awareness and utilization of government welfare schemes with selected variables. Methodology: The method used was an analytical cross-sectional study. Among 400 patients aged above 60 years who met the inclusion criteria and were receiving treatment in both inpatient and outpatient departments of a tertiary care center. self-structured questionnaire was used to assess their awareness and utilization of government welfare schemes. Results: The results of the study showed that Majority 347 (86.75%) had average awareness, 50 (12.5%) had good awareness, and only 3 (0.75%) had poor awareness regarding government welfare schemes., Majority 300 (75%), were utilizing IGNOAPS, social security schemes, or IGNWPS. The study also revealed a significant association between educational status and awareness (P = 0.002), utilization (P = 0.007), family income (P = 0.011), and APL/BPL status (P = 0.021). Conclusion: The study we could understand that majority of subject were aware about the government welfare schemes, and most of the subjects were utilizing IGNOAPS/social security scheme/IGNWPS.

[Full Text Article] [Download Certificate]