Background: Globally, national health systems are challenged to build successful aging
models to prepare for biomedical, psychological and social changes. The integral …

Nigeria has no functional national policy on the care and welfare of older persons. Changing
demographics in Nigeria, in addition to the breakdown of the family structure and absence of …

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a multi-factoral medical condition that aggregates in
the family and has implications for family health. Research analyses of determinants of type …

Background: Low and middle-income countries like Nigeria face many challenges in
emergency medical care owing to poor treatment facilities and inadequately trained …

Globally, the number of older adults is increasing. This demographic transition is placing
new demands on societies to provide comprehensive systems for the long-term care of older …

Background With the demographic transition disproportionately affecting developing
nations, the healthcare burden associated with the elderly is likely to be compounded by …

Aims: This study was aimed at assessing disease morbidity pattern and health care seeking
behaviour among the elderly in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria. Study …

Background: The prevalence of hypertension in primary care setting is showing an upward
trend. However, the occurrence of hypertension is a reflection of not only family …

Background: Surgery in geriatric patients constitutes a major but neglected public health
problem. It hence poses a great challenge to surgeons and general practitioners practising …

Background: Diabetic emergencies or diabetic crises syndrome are life threatening
complications of diabetes mellitus. As the case detection of diabetes mellitus increases in …