Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh | Author | SciTechnol

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh Author

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Subjects of specialization
Adult Nigerians, Family biosocial risk factors

Affiliation
Departments of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria and Public Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria

Biography

Departments of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria and Public Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria, Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) is a family health problem. In Nigeria, family lifestyles are changing rapidly, an alteration that is favourable to the early emergence of Met-S.

Publications

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A Cross Sectional Study of the Role of Family Biosocial Variables in Metabolic Syndrome among Adult Nigerians at a Primary Care Clinic in Eastern Nigeria

Author(s):

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh and Agwu Nkwa Amadi

A Cross Sectional Study of the Role of Family Biosocial Variables in Metabolic Syndrome among Adult Nigerians at a Primary Care Clinic in Eastern Nigeria

Background: Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) is a family health problem. In Nigeria, family lifestyles are changing rapidly, an alteration that is favourable to the early emergence of Met-S. It is vital that family centred interventions be proactively done before the clustering of Met-S in the family. .Aim: This study was aimed at determining the role of family biosocial variables in metabolic syndrome among adult Nigerians at a primary care clinic in Eastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross sectional study car... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000187

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