Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(9): 8-14 8 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.809.002 Functional Status among Rural and Urban Elderly in Ranebennur Taluk, Haveri District, Karnataka, India Aishwarya Koppad* and Vinutha U. Muktamath Department of Human Development and Family Studies College of Community Science University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction India is a land of most rapidly aging population (aged 60 and above) in the developing world. This is due to the combination of declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy. Indian elderly population accounted for 8.60 per cent in 2011 census and is projected to rise to 11.10 per cent by 2025 (Mahajan and Ray, 2013). The huge elderly population in India require multidimensional support and one of the major determinants of the quality of life of elderly subjects is their functional status. Functional status is the individual’s ability to live independently and relate to his/her environment or perform normal daily activities for basic needs and carry out normal functions to maintain health and well‑ being. According to Knight (2000) functional status has been used to describe motor function, ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and the ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The human aging is dynamic and progressive, triggering decline in functional capacity of the elderly. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 09 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present study aimed to assess the functional status among 180 rural and urban elderly aged 60 and above during 2018-2019 in Ranebennur Taluk of Haveri district of Karnataka. A self-structured schedule was used to collect the general information, functional status was measured by using Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). The results showed that with regard to ADL, 41.67 per cent of males functioned fully and only 0.55 per cent had severe impairment, while 53.33 per cent of females functioned fully, 2.78 per cent had moderate impairment and 1.67 per cent had severe impairment. Regarding IADL, 16.11 per cent and 26.11 per cent of the male elderly had low and high level of functioning respectively. Among female elderly 23.89 per cent and 33.89 per cent exhibited low and high level of functioning respectively. Majority of the rural (96.66%) and urban elderly (93.33%) belonged to full function category. However, no significant association and difference between locality and ADL was observed. In rural (67.78%) and urban (52.22%) area most of the respondents belonged to high category of IADL and a significant association between IADL and locality was found. Keywords Elderly, Functional status, Activities of daily living, Instrumental activities of daily living, Locality Accepted: 04 August 2019 Available Online: 10 September 2019 Article Info