CLINICO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS IN A MEDICAL SCREENING EXERCISE IN AN URBAN REGION, SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
Author(s): Bisong EM; Okpa HO; Udonwa NE
Institute(s): 1,3 Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar & University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar; 2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar & University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar
Volume 2 / Issue 1
Abstract
There is a rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries like Nigeria with attendant health consequences. This in part is attributable to the adoption of western habits to traditional ways of life. We seek to screen for over-weight, obesity and hypertension in residents of urban Calabar Metropolis in Nigeria.
Number of Pages: 4
Number of Words: 2833
First Page: 7
Last Page: 10