Table 1.

List of chronic diseases.

Diseases included
Sl. number	Name	Questions asked for self-reported doctor diagnosis
(1)	Diabetes	Yes
(2)	Hypertension	Yes
(3)	Arthritis	Yes
(4)	Acid peptic disease	Yes
(5)	Asthma	Yes
(6)	Heart disease	Yes
(7)	Stroke	Yes
(8)	Chronic kidney disease	Yes
(9)	Chronic liver disease (alcohol)	Yes
(10)	Chronic back ache	Yes
(11)	Tuberculosis	Yes
(12)	Filariasis	Yes
(13)	Visual difficulty	Yes
(14)	Deafness	Yes
(15)	Cancer	Yes
(16)	Dementia	Yes
(17)	Epilepsy	Yes
(18)	Thyroid	Yes

Depression was screened by using PHQ-9.