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Little attention has been paid to the study of the prevalence of multimorbidity among the elderly in Bangladesh.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity among hospitalized elderly.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted in two tertiary level hospitals with a sample of 566 adults aged 60\u00a0years or more. Data were collected from medical examination reports at the hospital and using a semi\u2010structured interview schedule through an in\u2010person interview. Descriptive statistics were used to measure the prevalence of multimorbidity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of multimorbidity among the elderly was 56.4% and the prevalence was higher among females (64.18%) than males (54.17%). 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